beginnen
\bəˈɡɪ.nən\
The verdict
“beginnen” 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) - (transitif) Commencer, débuter, engager.
Corpus desk
Index FR-beginnen · beginnen · French
beginnen · 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 | beginnen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \bəˈɡɪ.nən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « beginnen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
beginnen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \bəˈɡɪ.nən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for beginnen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is beginnen, spelled B-E-G-I-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Commencer, débuter, engager.
- 2(intransitif) Commencer, débuter, engager.
- 3Faire, entreprendre.
- 4Faire, employer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how beginnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Können wir jetzt unsere Versammlung beginnen?
Wenn die Oliven zwischen der Ernte und dem Pressvorgang zu lange liegen, passiert das Gleiche wie beim Obst in der Küche. Druckstellen werden braun und in der Olive beginnen langsam Gährungsprozesse zu arbeiten.
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.