begegnen
\bəˈɡeːɡnən\
The verdict
“begegnen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Croiser, rencontrer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-begegnen · begegnen · French
begegnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | begegnen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈɡeːɡnən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
begegnen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈɡeːɡnən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for begegnen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is begegnen, spelled B-E-G-E-G-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Croiser, rencontrer.
- 2Répondre, prendre des mesures face à.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how begegnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin meinem Vater begegnet.
Gestern bin ich Detlef begegnet. Er hat sich stark verändert, ich habe ihn fast nicht erkannt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.