# bean vs begin

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### bean
*noun · IPA \biːn\ · frequency rank #28,459*
Haricot.

### begin
*verb · IPA \bɪˈgɪn\ · frequency rank #48,361*
Commencer, se mettre à.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/bean-vs-begin