Which to use
“Besucher” is a noun and “besuchten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,959
- “Besucher” frequency rank
- #9,159
- “besuchten” frequency rank
- 11118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besucher | besuchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der zu jemandem kommt, um mit ihm zu sprechen, um sich bei ihm aufzuhalten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besucht |
Where the eye mixes Besucher and besuchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Besucher runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against besuchten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Besucher and besuchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Besucher is [bəˈzuːxɐ] while besuchten is [bəˈzuːxtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11118, 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]. besuchten is at rank #9,159, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzuːxtn̩].
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 11118, this pair ranks #1,971,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Besucher vs besuchten
Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "Besucher": r. Private to "besuchten": nt.
"Besucher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "besuchten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Besucher" for "besuchten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Besucher" or "besuchten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Besucher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besuchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,609 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besucher" and "besuchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beichten vs besuchten". 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 #1,971,609 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.