Which to use
“besitze” and “besitzt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,991
- “besitze” frequency rank
- #1,840
- “besitzt” frequency rank
- 10831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besitze | besitzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besitzen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besitzen |
Where the eye mixes besitze and besitzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses besitze with besitzt
A purely visual mix-up. besitze ([bəˈzɪt͡sə]) and besitzt ([bəˈzɪt͡st]) 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 - e in “besitze” becomes t in “besitzt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besitze is recorded at frequency rank #8,991, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈzɪt͡sə]. besitzt is at rank #1,840, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈzɪt͡st].
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 10831, this pair ranks #1,973,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besitze vs besitzt
Shared letters: beistz. Private to "besitze": -. Private to "besitzt": -.
"besitze" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "besitzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besitze" and "besitzt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "besitze" or "besitzt"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besitze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besitzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besitze" and "besitzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Besatzer vs besitze". 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 #1,973,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.