Which to use
“Besatzung” and “Besatzungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,179
- “Besatzung” frequency rank
- #43,761
- “Besatzungen” frequency rank
- 51940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besatzung | Besatzungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Gesamtheit aller Seeleute auf einem Boot, Schiff, Luftschiff, Raumschiff oder Flugboot bzw. diejenigen Angestellten einer Fluggesellschaft, die sich im fliegenden Flugzeug befinden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Besatzung |
Where the eye mixes Besatzung and Besatzungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Besatzung runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against Besatzungen's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Besatzung and Besatzungen
A purely visual mix-up. Besatzung ([bəˈzat͡sʊŋ]) and Besatzungen ([bəˈzat͡sʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Besatzung” sits inside “Besatzungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Besatzung is recorded at frequency rank #8,179, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzat͡sʊŋ]. Besatzungen is at rank #43,761, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzat͡sʊŋən].
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 51940, this pair ranks #1,116,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Besatzung vs Besatzungen
Shared letters: abegnstuz. Private to "Besatzung": -. Private to "Besatzungen": -.
"Besatzung" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "Besatzungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Besatzung ← bbesatzung · beastzung · besattzung · besatuzng · besatznug · besatzugn · besatzungg · besatzunng
- Besatzungen ← bbesatzungen · beastzungen · besattzungen · besatuzngen · besatznugen · besatzugnen · besatzunegn · besatzungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Besatzung" for "Besatzungen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Besatzung" vs "Besatzungen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Besatzung" and "Besatzungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Besatzung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Besatzungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,116,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besatzung" and "Besatzungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Besatzungen vs Bestattungen". 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 #1,116,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.