Which to use
“besuche” is a verb and “Besuches” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,398
- “besuche” frequency rank
- #32,446
- “Besuches” frequency rank
- 38844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besuche | Besuches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besuchen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch |
Where the eye mixes besuche and Besuches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. besuche runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against Besuches's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: besuche vs Besuches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: besuche is [bəˈzuːxə] while Besuches is [bəˈzuːxəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “besuche” sits inside “Besuches”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besuche is recorded at frequency rank #6,398, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈzuːxə]. Besuches is at rank #32,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzuːxəs].
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 38844, this pair ranks #1,553,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besuche vs Besuches
Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "besuche": -. Private to "Besuches": -.
"besuche" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Besuches" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "besuche" and "Besuches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "besuche" or "Besuches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "besuche" and "Besuches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "besuche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Besuches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,553,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besuche" and "Besuches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Besuches 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 #1,553,132 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.