Which to use
“Besuches” is a noun and “besuchten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,446
- “Besuches” frequency rank
- #9,159
- “besuchten” frequency rank
- 41605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besuches | besuchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs besucht |
Where the eye mixes Besuches and besuchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Besuches 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.
Look-alike desk: Besuches vs besuchten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Besuches is [bəˈzuːxəs] 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 41605, 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]. 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 41605, this pair ranks #1,474,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Besuches vs besuchten
Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "Besuches": -. Private to "besuchten": nt.
"Besuches" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "besuchten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Besuches" and "besuchten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Besuches" or "besuchten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Besuches" 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 #1,474,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besuches" and "besuchten" 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 #1,474,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.