BesuchesvsBesuchsTell them apart

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

#32,446
“Besuches” frequency rank
#21,549
“Besuchs” frequency rank
53995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Besuches Besuchs
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch

Where the eye mixes Besuches and Besuchs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Besuches 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.

8 ch
Besuches
7 ch
Besuchs

Visual trap between Besuches and Besuchs

A purely visual mix-up. Besuches ([bəˈzuːxəs]) 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 53995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Besuches is recorded at frequency rank #32,446, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzuːxəs]. 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 53995, this pair ranks #1,036,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Besuches vs Besuchs

Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "Besuches": -. Private to "Besuchs": -.

"Besuches" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "Besuchs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Besuchesbbesuches · bescuhes · bessuches · besucches · besucehs · besuchess · besuchhes · besuchse
  • Besuchsbbesuchs · bescuhs · bessuchs · besucchs · besuchhs · besuchss · besucsh · besuhcs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Besuches" and "Besuchs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈzuːxəs] versus [bəˈzuːxs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Besuches" vs "Besuchs" - which ranks higher?
"Besuchs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,549 in our German list, against #32,446 for "Besuches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Besuches" 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 #1,036,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Besuches" and "Besuchs" 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 #1,036,163 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