bewegtvsBeweisTell them apart

Quick tell: bewegt is a adjective, Beweis is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bewegt” is an adjective and “Beweis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,430
“bewegt” frequency rank
#2,329
“Beweis” frequency rank
4759
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bewegt Beweis
Definition von Höhen und Tiefen geprägt Darlegung der Richtigkeit oder der Unrichtigkeit einer Aussage oder eines Urteils mittels empirischer oder logischer Methoden

Where the eye mixes bewegt and Beweis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
bewegt
6 ch
Beweis

Why the eye confuses bewegt with Beweis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bewegt is [bəˈveːkt] while Beweis is [bəˈvaɪ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bewegt is recorded at frequency rank #2,430, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈveːkt]. Beweis is at rank #2,329, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvaɪ̯s].

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 4759, this pair ranks #1,996,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bewegt vs Beweis

Shared letters: bew. Private to "bewegt": gt. Private to "Beweis": is.

"bewegt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Beweis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bewegtbbewegt · beewgt · beweggt · bewegtt · bewetg · bewget · bewwegt · bweegt
  • Beweisbbeweis · beewis · beweiss · bewesi · bewweis · bweeis · ebweis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bewegt" and "Beweis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bewegt" is an adjective and "Beweis" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "bewegt" vs "Beweis" - which ranks higher?
"Beweis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,329 in our German list, against #2,430 for "bewegt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bewegt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Beweis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,996,757 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bewegt" and "Beweis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beweg vs bewegt". 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 #1,996,757 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