Which to use
“Besichtigung” and “Besichtigungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,467
- “Besichtigung” frequency rank
- #39,839
- “Besichtigungen” frequency rank
- 52306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besichtigung | Besichtigungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ereignis, bei dem jemand etwas genau betrachtet, wobei das Betrachtete meist zur Betrachtung freigegeben wurde oder frei zugänglich ist | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Besichtigung |
Where the eye mixes Besichtigung and Besichtigungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Besichtigung runs 12 letters (CVCVCCCVCVCC) against Besichtigungen's 14 (CVCVCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Besichtigung and Besichtigungen
A purely visual mix-up. Besichtigung ([bəˈzɪçtɪɡʊŋ]) and Besichtigungen ([bəˈzɪçtɪɡʊŋən]) 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) - “Besichtigung” sits inside “Besichtigungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Besichtigung is recorded at frequency rank #12,467, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzɪçtɪɡʊŋ]. Besichtigungen is at rank #39,839, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzɪçtɪɡʊŋən].
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 52306, this pair ranks #1,101,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Besichtigung vs Besichtigungen
Shared letters: bceghinstu. Private to "Besichtigung": -. Private to "Besichtigungen": -.
"Besichtigung" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCC · "Besichtigungen" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Besichtigung ← bbesichtigung · beischtigung · bescihtigung · besicchtigung · besichhtigung · besichitgung · besichtgiung · besichtiggung
- Besichtigungen ← bbesichtigungen · beischtigungen · bescihtigungen · besicchtigungen · besichhtigungen · besichitgungen · besichtgiungen · besichtiggungen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Besichtigung" for "Besichtigungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Besichtigung" or "Besichtigungen"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "Besichtigung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Besichtigungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,101,918 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besichtigung" and "Besichtigungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Berechtigungen vs Besichtigungen". 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 #1,101,918 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.