Which to use
“bewege” and “beweise” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,529
- “bewege” frequency rank
- #3,875
- “beweise” frequency rank
- 24404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bewege | beweise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beweisen |
Where the eye mixes bewege and beweise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bewege runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against beweise's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bewege vs beweise
A purely visual mix-up. bewege ([bəˈveːɡə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24404, 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]. 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 24404, this pair ranks #1,848,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bewege vs beweise
Shared letters: bew. Private to "bewege": g. Private to "beweise": is.
"bewege" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "beweise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bewege" and "beweise" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bewege" or "beweise" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bewege" 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 #1,848,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bewege" and "beweise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs bewege". 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 #1,848,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.