beweisevsbeweistTell them apart

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“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.

7 ch
beweise
7 ch
beweist

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

  • beweisebbeweise · beewise · beweies · beweisse · bewesie · bewiese · bewweise · bweeise
  • beweistbbeweist · beewist · beweisst · beweistt · beweits · bewesit · bewiest · bewweist

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beweise" and "beweist" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈvaɪ̯zə] versus [bəˈvaɪ̯st]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "beweise" or "beweist" show up more?
"beweise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,875 in our German list, against #5,570 for "beweist". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list