beweisen

[bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩]

/[bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“beweisen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,431
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Vermutung oder Theorie mit Fakten begründen

Corpus desk

Index DE-beweisen · beweisen · German

beweisen · rank #2,431 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,431
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bewegt

Nearest frequency peer: bewegt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „beweisen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „beweisen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

beweisen vs beweist
75% similar
beweisen vs bewiesen
75% similar
beweisen vs bewerben
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for beweisen
PropertyValue
Headwordbeweisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,431
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „beweisen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.beweisenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bewegt“ (#2,430), „Bewohner“ (#2,432), „bestellt“ (#2,429). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „beweisen“ bei #2,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around beweisen (IPA [bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,431 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for beweisen, with forms such as "bbeweisen", "beewisen", and "beweiesn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "beweist", "bewiesen", "bewerben", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is beweisen, spelled B-E-W-E-I-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Vermutung oder Theorie mit Fakten begründen
  2. 2
    einen anschaulichen, nachvollziehbaren Beleg (Beweis) liefern, der eine Eigenschaft glaubwürdig macht
  3. 3
    durch zulässige Schritte der Schlussfolgerung zeigen, dass eine Behauptung richtig ist
  4. 4
    zeigen, dass man etwas kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how beweisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vor Gericht konnte der Verteidiger die Unschuld des Mandanten beweisen.
  2. „Da ein Mord an den Riddles nicht zu beweisen war, musste die Polizei Frank laufen lassen.“

Antonyms

widerlegen

This word in other languages

prove(English)probar(Español)prouver(Français)provar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbeweisen
  • beewisen
  • beweiesn
  • beweisenn
  • beweisne
  • beweissen
  • bewesien
  • bewweisen
  • bweeisen
  • ebweisen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of beweisen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbeweisen1beewisen2beweiesn2beweisenn1beweisne2beweissen1bewesien2bewweisen1
Edit distance from "beweisen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beweisen"?
"beweisen" is spelled B-E-W-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "beweisen" mean?
As a verb, "beweisen" means: eine Vermutung oder Theorie mit Fakten begründen
What words are commonly confused with "beweisen"?
"beweisen" is commonly confused with "beweist", "bewiesen", "bewerben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "beweisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beweisen" is [bəˈvaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beweisen" come from?
"beweisen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "beweisen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bewohner#2,432bestellt#2,429besitzen#2,428Ausdruck#2,427

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Schulz10 variantsliefern10 variantsohnehin10 variantshöheren10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list