bewegenvsbewegstTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,960
“bewegen” frequency rank
#45,176
“bewegst” frequency rank
47136
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bewegen bewegst
Definition die Lage oder Stellung von etwas im Raum verändern; etwas von einem Ort zum anderen schaffen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewegen

Where the eye mixes bewegen and bewegst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bewegen (CVCVCVC) and bewegst (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
bewegen
7 ch
bewegst

Visual trap between bewegen and bewegst

A purely visual mix-up. bewegen ([bəˈveːɡn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bewegen is recorded at frequency rank #1,960, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɡn̩]. 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 47136, this pair ranks #1,294,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bewegen vs bewegst

Shared letters: begw. Private to "bewegen": n. Private to "bewegst": st.

"bewegen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "bewegst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bewegenbbewegen · beewgen · beweegn · bewegenn · beweggen · bewegne · bewgeen · bewwegen
  • bewegstbbewegst · beewgst · beweggst · bewegsst · bewegstt · bewegts · bewesgt · bewgest

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bewegen" and "bewegst" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈveːɡn̩] versus [bəˈveːkst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bewegen" vs "bewegst" - which ranks higher?
"bewegen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,960 in our German list, against #45,176 for "bewegst". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "bewegen" 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 #1,294,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bewegen" 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 #1,294,958 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