Which to use
“Besucher” and “Besuchs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,959
- “Besucher” frequency rank
- #21,549
- “Besuchs” frequency rank
- 23508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besucher | Besuchs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der zu jemandem kommt, um mit ihm zu sprechen, um sich bei ihm aufzuhalten | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch |
Where the eye mixes Besucher and Besuchs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Besucher runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) 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 Besucher with Besuchs
A purely visual mix-up. Besucher ([bəˈzuːxɐ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Besucher is recorded at frequency rank #1,959, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzuːxɐ]. 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 23508, this pair ranks #1,860,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Besucher vs Besuchs
Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "Besucher": r. Private to "Besuchs": -.
"Besucher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Besuchs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Besucher" and "Besuchs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Besucher" or "Besuchs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Besucher" and "Besuchs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Besucher" 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 #1,860,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besucher" 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 #1,860,395 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.