Which to use
“beweist” is a verb and “bewusst” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,570
- “beweist” frequency rank
- #1,409
- “bewusst” frequency rank
- 6979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beweist | bewusst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs beweisen | mit klarem Verstand |
Where the eye mixes beweist and bewusst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. beweist (CVCVVCC) and bewusst (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses beweist with bewusst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beweist is [bəˈvaɪ̯st] while bewusst is [bəˈvʊst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beweist is recorded at frequency rank #5,570, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈvaɪ̯st]. bewusst is at rank #1,409, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈvʊst].
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 6979, this pair ranks #1,989,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beweist vs bewusst
Shared letters: bestw. Private to "beweist": i. Private to "bewusst": u.
"beweist" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "bewusst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beweist" for "bewusst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "beweist" or "bewusst" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "beweist" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bewusst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,989,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beweist" and "bewusst" 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 #1,989,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.