bereistvsbewegstWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bereist” and “bewegst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,097
“bereist” frequency rank
#45,176
“bewegst” frequency rank
80273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bereist bewegst
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bereisen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen

Where the eye mixes bereist and bewegst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bereist (CVCVVCC) and bewegst (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
bereist
7 ch
bewegst

Visual trap between bereist and bewegst

A purely visual mix-up. bereist ([bəˈʁaɪ̯st]) and bewegst ([bəˈveːkst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bereist is recorded at frequency rank #35,097, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʁaɪ̯st]. bewegst is at rank #45,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːkst].

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 80273, this pair ranks #199,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bereist vs bewegst

Shared letters: best. Private to "bereist": ir. Private to "bewegst": gw.

"bereist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "bewegst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bereistbbereist · beerist · bereisst · bereistt · beresit · beriest · berreist · breeist
  • bewegstbbewegst · beewgst · beweggst · bewegsst · bewegstt · bewegts · bewesgt · bewgest

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bereist" and "bewegst" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁaɪ̯st] versus [bəˈveːkst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "bereist" or "bewegst" show up more?
"bereist" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,097 in our German list, against #45,176 for "bewegst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "bereist" and "bewegst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bereist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bewegst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bereist" and "bewegst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweg vs bewegst". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #199,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list