bewegstvsbeweiseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#45,176
“bewegst” frequency rank
#3,875
“beweise” frequency rank
49051
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes bewegst and beweise

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

7 ch
bewegst
7 ch
beweise

Look-alike desk: bewegst vs beweise

A purely visual mix-up. bewegst ([bəˈveːkst]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bewegst is recorded at frequency rank #45,176, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːkst]. 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 49051, this pair ranks #1,225,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bewegst vs beweise

Shared letters: besw. Private to "bewegst": gt. Private to "beweise": i.

"bewegst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "beweise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bewegstbbewegst · beewgst · beweggst · bewegsst · bewegstt · bewegts · bewesgt · bewgest
  • beweisebbeweise · beewise · beweies · beweisse · bewesie · bewiese · bewweise · bweeise

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bewegst" and "beweise" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈveːkst] versus [bəˈvaɪ̯zə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bewegst" vs "beweise" - which ranks higher?
"beweise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,875 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "bewegst" 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 #1,225,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bewegst" and "beweise" 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 #1,225,907 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