Which to use
“beweise” and “beweist” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,875
- “beweise” frequency rank
- #5,570
- “beweist” frequency rank
- 9445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beweise | beweist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beweisen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beweisen |
Where the eye mixes beweise and beweist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beweise (CVCVVCV) and beweist (CVCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: beweise vs beweist
A purely visual mix-up. beweise ([bəˈvaɪ̯zə]) 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 - e in “beweise” becomes t in “beweist”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beweise is recorded at frequency rank #3,875, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaɪ̯zə]. 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 9445, this pair ranks #1,979,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beweise vs beweist
Shared letters: beisw. Private to "beweise": -. Private to "beweist": t.
"beweise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "beweist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beweise" and "beweist" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "beweise" or "beweist" show up more?
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 "beweise" 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 #1,979,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beweise" 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 #1,979,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.