Which to use
“besuche” is a verb and “Besuchs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,398
- “besuche” frequency rank
- #21,549
- “Besuchs” frequency rank
- 27947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besuche | Besuchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besuchen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch |
Where the eye mixes besuche and Besuchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. besuche (CVCVCCV) and Besuchs (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between besuche and Besuchs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: besuche is [bəˈzuːxə] while Besuchs is [bəˈzuːxs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “besuche” becomes s in “Besuchs”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27947, 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]. 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 27947, this pair ranks #1,793,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besuche vs Besuchs
Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "besuche": -. Private to "Besuchs": -.
"besuche" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Besuchs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "besuche" for "Besuchs" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "besuche" 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 #1,793,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besuche" 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 #1,793,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.