Which to use
“Beweis” is a noun and “beweist” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,329
- “Beweis” frequency rank
- #5,570
- “beweist” frequency rank
- 7899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beweis | beweist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Darlegung der Richtigkeit oder der Unrichtigkeit einer Aussage oder eines Urteils mittels empirischer oder logischer Methoden | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beweisen |
Where the eye mixes Beweis and beweist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Beweis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against beweist's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Beweis and beweist
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Beweis is [bəˈvaɪ̯s] while beweist is [bəˈvaɪ̯st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Beweis” sits inside “beweist”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Beweis is recorded at frequency rank #2,329, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈvaɪ̯s]. 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 7899, this pair ranks #1,986,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Beweis vs beweist
Shared letters: beisw. Private to "Beweis": -. Private to "beweist": t.
"Beweis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "beweist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Beweis" and "beweist" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Beweis" or "beweist"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Beweis" and "beweist" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Beweis" 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 #1,986,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Beweis" and "beweist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bewegst vs beweist". 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 #1,986,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.