Which to use
“beweisen” and “bewiesen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,431
- “beweisen” frequency rank
- #4,332
- “bewiesen” frequency rank
- 6763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beweisen | bewiesen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Vermutung oder Theorie mit Fakten begründen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beweisen |
Where the eye mixes beweisen and bewiesen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between beweisen and bewiesen
A purely visual mix-up. beweisen ([bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩]) and bewiesen ([bəˈviːzn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beweisen is recorded at frequency rank #2,431, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. bewiesen is at rank #4,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈviːzn̩].
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 6763, this pair ranks #1,990,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beweisen vs bewiesen
Shared letters: beinsw. Private to "beweisen": -. Private to "bewiesen": -.
"beweisen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "bewiesen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beweisen" and "bewiesen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "beweisen" or "bewiesen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "beweisen" and "bewiesen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewiesen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beweisen" and "bewiesen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bereisen vs beweisen". 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 #1,990,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.