Which to use
“Besitzer” and “Besitzers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,639
- “Besitzer” frequency rank
- #29,032
- “Besitzers” frequency rank
- 31671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besitzer | Besitzers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Person(en), die die tatsächliche Herrschaft über eine Sache ausüben | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besitzer |
Where the eye mixes Besitzer and Besitzers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Besitzer with Besitzers
A purely visual mix-up. Besitzer ([bəˈzɪt͡sɐ]) and Besitzers ([bəˈzɪt͡sɐs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Besitzer” sits inside “Besitzers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Besitzer is recorded at frequency rank #2,639, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzɪt͡sɐ]. Besitzers is at rank #29,032, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzɪt͡sɐs].
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 31671, this pair ranks #1,723,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Besitzer vs Besitzers
Shared letters: beirstz. Private to "Besitzer": -. Private to "Besitzers": -.
"Besitzer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Besitzers" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Besitzer" and "Besitzers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Besitzer" vs "Besitzers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Besitzer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Besitzers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,723,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besitzer" and "Besitzers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Besatzer vs Besitzers". 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 #1,723,454 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.