bereistvsbeweiseTell them apart

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

#35,097
“bereist” frequency rank
#3,875
“beweise” frequency rank
38972
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bereist beweise
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bereisen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beweisen

Where the eye mixes bereist and beweise

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
bereist
7 ch
beweise

Look-alike desk: bereist vs beweise

A purely visual mix-up. bereist ([bəˈʁaɪ̯st]) and beweise ([bəˈvaɪ̯zə]) 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 38972, 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]. beweise is at rank #3,875, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaɪ̯zə].

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 38972, this pair ranks #1,549,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bereist vs beweise

Shared letters: beis. Private to "bereist": rt. Private to "beweise": w.

"bereist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "beweise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bereistbbereist · beerist · bereisst · bereistt · beresit · beriest · berreist · breeist
  • beweisebbeweise · beewise · beweies · beweisse · bewesie · bewiese · bewweise · bweeise

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bereist" for "beweise" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʁaɪ̯st] versus [bəˈvaɪ̯zə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bereist" vs "beweise" - which ranks higher?
"beweise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,875 in our German list, against #35,097 for "bereist". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bereist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beweise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,549,660 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bereist" and "beweise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bereist 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 #1,549,660 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