babiesvsbewiesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: babies is a noun, bewies is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“babies” is a noun and “bewies” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,628
“babies” frequency rank
#16,102
“bewies” frequency rank
40730
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature babies bewies
Definition Plural des Substantivs baby 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beweisen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set babies and bewies apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
babies
6 ch
bewies

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: babies is anoun and bewiesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

babies is recorded at frequency rank #24,628, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. bewies is at rank #16,102, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈviːs].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 40730, this pair ranks #1,500,031 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of babies vs bewies

Shared letters: beis. Private to "babies": a. Private to "bewies": w.

"babies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "bewies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • babiesabbies · babbies · babeis · babiess · babise · baibes · bbabies · bbaies
  • bewiesbbewies · beiwes · bewiess · bewise · bewwies · bweies · ebwies

Frequency comparison

babies#24,628
bewies#16,102

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "babies" and "bewies" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "babies" is a noun and "bewies" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "babies" or "bewies"?
"bewies" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,102 in our German list, against #24,628 for "babies". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering babies vs bewies

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “babies”; for a verb, it's “bewies”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “babies” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list