bewegvsbewegstTell them apart

Which to use

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

#48,002
“beweg” frequency rank
#45,176
“bewegst” frequency rank
93178
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beweg bewegst
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen

Where the eye mixes beweg and bewegst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beweg runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against bewegst's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
beweg
7 ch
bewegst

Visual trap between beweg and bewegst

A purely visual mix-up. beweg ([bəˈveːk]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beweg” sits inside “bewegst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

beweg is recorded at frequency rank #48,002, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːk]. 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 93178, this pair ranks #24,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of beweg vs bewegst

Shared letters: begw. Private to "beweg": -. Private to "bewegst": st.

"beweg" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "bewegst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bewegbbeweg · beewg · bewegg · bewge · bewweg · bweeg · ebweg
  • bewegstbbewegst · beewgst · beweggst · bewegsst · bewegstt · bewegts · bewesgt · bewgest

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beweg" and "bewegst" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈveːk] versus [bəˈveːkst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "beweg" vs "bewegst" - which ranks higher?
"bewegst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,176 in our German list, against #48,002 for "beweg". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beweg" 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 #24,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beweg" and "bewegst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweg vs Bewerb". 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 #24,623 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