Which to use
“Besatzungen” and “Besetzungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,761
- “Besatzungen” frequency rank
- #36,831
- “Besetzungen” frequency rank
- 80592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besatzungen | Besetzungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Besatzung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Besetzung |
Where the eye mixes Besatzungen and Besetzungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Besatzungen and Besetzungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Besatzungen vs Besetzungen
A purely visual mix-up. Besatzungen ([bəˈzat͡sʊŋən]) and Besetzungen ([bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋən]) 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 a single letter - a in “Besatzungen” becomes e in “Besetzungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Besatzungen is recorded at frequency rank #43,761, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzat͡sʊŋən]. Besetzungen is at rank #36,831, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzɛt͡sʊŋən].
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 80592, this pair ranks #192,541 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Besatzungen vs Besetzungen
Shared letters: begnstuz. Private to "Besatzungen": a. Private to "Besetzungen": -.
"Besatzungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "Besetzungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Besatzungen ← bbesatzungen · beastzungen · besattzungen · besatuzngen · besatznugen · besatzugnen · besatzunegn · besatzungenn
- Besetzungen ← bbesetzungen · beestzungen · besettzungen · besetuzngen · besetznugen · besetzugnen · besetzunegn · besetzungenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Besatzungen" and "Besetzungen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Besatzungen" vs "Besetzungen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Besatzungen" and "Besetzungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Besatzungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Besetzungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,541 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besatzungen" and "Besetzungen" 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 #192,541 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.