bewegevsbewegstConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,529
“bewege” frequency rank
#45,176
“bewegst” frequency rank
65705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bewege bewegst
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen

Where the eye mixes bewege and bewegst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bewege runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against bewegst's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
bewege
7 ch
bewegst

Visual trap between bewege and bewegst

A purely visual mix-up. bewege ([bəˈveːɡə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bewege is recorded at frequency rank #20,529, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɡə]. 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 65705, this pair ranks #597,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bewege vs bewegst

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

"bewege" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "bewegst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bewegebbewege · beewge · beweeg · bewegge · bewgee · bewwege · bweege · ebwege
  • bewegstbbewegst · beewgst · beweggst · bewegsst · bewegstt · bewegts · bewesgt · bewgest

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bewege" and "bewegst" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈveːɡə] versus [bəˈveːkst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bewege" or "bewegst"?
"bewege" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,529 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "bewege" 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 #597,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bewege" 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 #597,852 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