besuchevsbesuchstConfusable pair

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“besuche” and “besuchst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,398
“besuche” frequency rank
#34,012
“besuchst” frequency rank
40410
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature besuche besuchst
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besuchen 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besuchen

Where the eye mixes besuche and besuchst

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. besuche runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against besuchst's 8 (CVCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
besuche
8 ch
besuchst

Look-alike desk: besuche vs besuchst

A purely visual mix-up. besuche ([bəˈzuːxə]) and besuchst ([bəˈzuːxst]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40410, 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]. besuchst is at rank #34,012, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈzuːxst].

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 40410, this pair ranks #1,509,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of besuche vs besuchst

Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "besuche": -. Private to "besuchst": t.

"besuche" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "besuchst" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • besuchebbesuche · bescuhe · bessuche · besucche · besuceh · besuchhe · besuhce · beusche
  • besuchstbbesuchst · bescuhst · bessuchst · besucchst · besuchhst · besuchsst · besuchstt · besuchts

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "besuche" and "besuchst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈzuːxə] versus [bəˈzuːxst]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "besuche" or "besuchst" show up more?
"besuche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,398 in our German list, against #34,012 for "besuchst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "besuche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "besuchst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,509,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "besuche" and "besuchst" 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 #1,509,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list