# begum

> English word · Verb · IPA /bəˈɡʌm/ · frequency rank #49,209

## Definitions
1. To daub or cover with gum.

## Etymology
From be- + gum.

## Easily confused with
- **bum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begum-vs-bum)
- **Blum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begum-vs-blum)
- **begun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begum-vs-begun)
- **bogus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begum-vs-bogus)
- **Belgium** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begum-vs-belgium)
- **beg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beg-vs-begum)
- **beam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beam-vs-begum)
- **beau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beau-vs-begum)
- **begs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begs-vs-begum)
- **Baum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baum-vs-begum)
- **began** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-begum)
- **begin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begin-vs-begum)
- **beaux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaux-vs-begum)
- **beaut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaut-vs-begum)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbegum`, `beggum`, `begmu`, `begumm`, `beugm`, `bgeum`, `ebgum`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/begum