Which to use
“bereist” and “beweist” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,097
- “bereist” frequency rank
- #5,570
- “beweist” frequency rank
- 40667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bereist | beweist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bereisen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beweisen |
Where the eye mixes bereist and beweist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bereist and beweist follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: bereist vs beweist
A purely visual mix-up. bereist ([bəˈʁaɪ̯st]) and beweist ([bəˈvaɪ̯st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “bereist” becomes w in “beweist”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40667, 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]. beweist is at rank #5,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaɪ̯st].
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 40667, this pair ranks #1,501,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bereist vs beweist
Shared letters: beist. Private to "bereist": r. Private to "beweist": w.
"bereist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "beweist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bereist" and "beweist" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bereist" or "beweist" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bereist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beweist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,501,865 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bereist" and "beweist" 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 #1,501,865 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.