beweisevsbewerteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“beweise” and “bewerte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,875
“beweise” frequency rank
#32,955
“bewerte” frequency rank
36830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beweise bewerte
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beweisen 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bewerten

Where the eye mixes beweise and bewerte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beweise (CVCVVCV) and bewerte (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
beweise
7 ch
bewerte

Look-alike desk: beweise vs bewerte

A purely visual mix-up. beweise ([bəˈvaɪ̯zə]) and bewerte ([bəˈveːɐ̯tə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36830, 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]. bewerte is at rank #32,955, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈveːɐ̯tə].

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 36830, this pair ranks #1,605,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beweise vs bewerte

Shared letters: bew. Private to "beweise": is. Private to "bewerte": rt.

"beweise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "bewerte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beweisebbeweise · beewise · beweies · beweisse · bewesie · bewiese · bewweise · bweeise
  • bewertebbewerte · beewrte · beweret · bewerrte · bewetre · bewrete · bewwerte · bweerte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "beweise" for "bewerte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈvaɪ̯zə] versus [bəˈveːɐ̯tə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "beweise" or "bewerte"?
"beweise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,875 in our German list, against #32,955 for "bewerte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "beweise" and "bewerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "beweise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bewerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,605,648 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "beweise" and "bewerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belebte vs bewerte". 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 #1,605,648 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