Which to use
“Besuch” and “Besuchs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,101
- “Besuch” frequency rank
- #21,549
- “Besuchs” frequency rank
- 22650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besuch | Besuchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorübergehendes Aufsuchen des Aufenthaltsorts einer Person, vorübergehendes Aufsuchen eines Gebäudes oder einer Institution auf eigene Initiative | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch |
Where the eye mixes Besuch and Besuchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Besuch runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Besuchs's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Besuch with Besuchs
A purely visual mix-up. Besuch ([bəˈzuːx]) and Besuchs ([bəˈzuːxs]) 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) - “Besuch” sits inside “Besuchs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Besuch is recorded at frequency rank #1,101, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzuːx]. Besuchs is at rank #21,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzuːxs].
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 22650, this pair ranks #1,871,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Besuch vs Besuchs
Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "Besuch": -. Private to "Besuchs": -.
"Besuch" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Besuchs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Besuch" for "Besuchs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Besuch" vs "Besuchs" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Besuch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Besuchs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,871,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besuch" and "Besuchs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Besuchs vs besuchst". 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 #1,871,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.