Which to use
“erweisen” and “erweist” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,272
- “erweisen” frequency rank
- #11,227
- “erweist” frequency rank
- 21499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erweisen | erweist |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Nachweis erbringen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs erweisen |
Where the eye mixes erweisen and erweist
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. erweisen runs 8 letters (VCCVVCVC) against erweist's 7 (VCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erweisen and erweist
A purely visual mix-up. erweisen ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]) and erweist ([ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erweisen is recorded at frequency rank #10,272, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. erweist is at rank #11,227, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯st].
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 21499, this pair ranks #1,885,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erweisen vs erweist
Shared letters: eirsw. Private to "erweisen": n. Private to "erweist": t.
"erweisen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "erweist" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erweisen" for "erweist" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erweisen" or "erweist"?
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 "erweisen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erweist" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erweisen" and "erweist" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erwehren vs erweisen". 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 #1,885,564 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.