Which to use
“Beweis” is a noun and “bewies” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,329
- “Beweis” frequency rank
- #16,102
- “bewies” frequency rank
- 18431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Beweis | bewies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Darlegung der Richtigkeit oder der Unrichtigkeit einer Aussage oder eines Urteils mittels empirischer oder logischer Methoden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beweisen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Beweis and bewies apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Beweis and bewies form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18431, 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]. bewies is at rank #16,102, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈviːs].
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 18431, this pair ranks #1,918,294 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Beweis" and "bewies" be used interchangeably?
Remembering Beweis vs bewies
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Beweis”; for a verb, it's “bewies”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Beweis” entry
- Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable