Which to use
“Besuches” and “Buches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,446
- “Besuches” frequency rank
- #6,168
- “Buches” frequency rank
- 38614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besuches | Buches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Buch |
Where the eye mixes Besuches and Buches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Besuches runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against Buches's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Besuches and Buches
A purely visual mix-up. Besuches ([bəˈzuːxəs]) and Buches ([ˈbuːxəs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38614, 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]. Buches is at rank #6,168, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbuːxəs].
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 38614, this pair ranks #1,559,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Besuches vs Buches
Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "Besuches": -. Private to "Buches": -.
"Besuches" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "Buches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Besuches" for "Buches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Besuches" vs "Buches" - which ranks higher?
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 "Besuches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Buches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,559,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besuches" and "Buches" 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 #1,559,290 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.