bewegstvsbeweistConfusable pair

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

#45,176
“bewegst” frequency rank
#5,570
“beweist” frequency rank
50746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes bewegst and beweist

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bewegst (CVCVCCC) and beweist (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
bewegst
7 ch
beweist

Look-alike desk: bewegst vs beweist

A purely visual mix-up. bewegst ([bəˈveːkst]) and beweist ([bəˈvaɪ̯st]) 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 a single letter - g in “bewegst” becomes i in “beweist”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50746, 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]. beweist is at rank #5,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaɪ̯st].

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 50746, this pair ranks #1,162,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bewegst vs beweist

Shared letters: bestw. Private to "bewegst": g. Private to "beweist": i.

"bewegst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "beweist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bewegstbbewegst · beewgst · beweggst · bewegsst · bewegstt · bewegts · bewesgt · bewgest
  • beweistbbeweist · beewist · beweisst · beweistt · beweits · bewesit · bewiest · bewweist

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bewegst" and "beweist" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈveːkst] versus [bəˈvaɪ̯st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bewegst" vs "beweist" - which ranks higher?
"beweist" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,570 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.

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 "bewegst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "beweist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,162,050 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bewegst" and "beweist" 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 #1,162,050 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