Which to use
“Besuchs” is a noun and “besuchst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,549
- “Besuchs” frequency rank
- #34,012
- “besuchst” frequency rank
- 55561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Besuchs | besuchst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Besuch | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besuchen |
Where the eye mixes Besuchs and besuchst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Besuchs runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against besuchst's 8 (CVCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Besuchs vs besuchst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Besuchs is [bəˈzuːxs] while besuchst is [bəˈzuːxst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Besuchs” sits inside “besuchst”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Besuchs is recorded at frequency rank #21,549, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈzuːxs]. besuchst is at rank #34,012, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈzuːxst].
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 55561, this pair ranks #974,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Besuchs vs besuchst
Shared letters: bcehsu. Private to "Besuchs": -. Private to "besuchst": t.
"Besuchs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "besuchst" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Besuchs" for "besuchst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Besuchs" or "besuchst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Besuchs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besuchst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #974,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Besuchs" and "besuchst" 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 #974,832 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.