béguin
French, noun/be.ɡɛ̃/
béguin is spelled B-É-G-U-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Béguin is a French masculine noun meaning “Beghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Membre d'un ordre franciscain qui s’opposa, durant le Moyen Âge, à l’Église et fit schisme”.
What does béguin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineBeghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines)
noun
- 1
masculinea type of headwear once popular with Beguines, similar to a bonnet
noun
- 1
informalmasculinecrush, fancy (a short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation)
J'ai le béguin pour elle.
- 2
informalmasculinecrush (person with whom one is infatuated)
C'est mon béguin.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membre d'un ordre franciscain qui s’opposa, durant le Moyen Âge, à l’Église et fit schisme. 2. Habitant d'un logement communautaire appelé béguinage.
noun: 1. Coiffe qui s’attache sous le menton avec une petite bride. 2. Sorte de coiffe pour les enfants. 3. Petit bonnet que les chevaux portent à l’écurie.
noun: 1. Affection soudaine pour quelqu’un, tocade. 2. Soupirant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of béguin
- béguins plural
- béguine feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce béguin?
- /be.ɡɛ̃/
- \be.ɡɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to béguin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is béguin in French?
béguin appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).