Begining or Beginning? Spelling Tricks…

Is the correct spelling “begining” or “beginning” to write the word that means “the start” or “starting?” Learn useful tricks here to write this commonly misspelled word the right way every time.

As background, my name is Ms. Marshall, and I’ve been an English teacher for almost 20 years, now. I’m also an artist, and hand-draw each and every illustration on this site — including our recent lesson on “Peices vs. Pieces.” On to today’s tutorial!

Begining

The good news is that there’s a simple solution to the quandary of whether to write “begining” or “beginning.” In fact, “begining” is simply a misspelling and should never be used! It’s a figment of the imagination, like “beleive,” and should be hurled out the window.

Spelling Beginning Correctly

Now that we know that “beginning” is the correct way to write the word, how can we remember that? It’s time for a hand-drawn visual that can help your spelling, just as we did with our “Ninty vs. Ninety” lesson. Here it is…

That’s right, just picture this friendly (not “freindly“) letter “N” saying, “There are 3 of us in BEGINNING!” as shown in my illustration, above. You can also remember that the baseball term, “inning” is the second half of the word.

Finally, if you want to dive into the overarching English language patterns of spelling, check out this rule set for gerunds (forming “-ing” words) — but be warned that it has some variations by geography, such as with “Traveling or Travelling.”

Begining or Beginning, in Sum

I hope that this spelling lesson will now prompt you to throw the incorrect spelling, “begining,” into the trash can along with “gaurd” (the misspelling of “guard”) and its other erroneous buddies. What English lessons would you like me to illustrate and explain next? Do share!

Want more? Check out my lesson on “Recieve vs. Receive…”