Which to use
“besuchst” is a verb and “besucht” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,012
- “besuchst” frequency rank
- #2,489
- “besucht” frequency rank
- 36501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | besuchst | besucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs besuchen | viele oder wenige Besucher habend |
Where the eye mixes besuchst and besucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. besuchst runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCC) against besucht's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: besuchst vs besucht
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: besuchst is [bəˈzuːxst] while besucht is [bəˈzuːxt]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
besuchst is recorded at frequency rank #34,012, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈzuːxst]. besucht is at rank #2,489, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈzuːxt].
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 36501, this pair ranks #1,614,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of besuchst vs besucht
Shared letters: bcehstu. Private to "besuchst": -. Private to "besucht": -.
"besuchst" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCC · "besucht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "besuchst" for "besucht" ever safe?
Frequency check: "besuchst" vs "besucht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "besuchst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "besucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,614,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "besuchst" and "besucht" 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 #1,614,054 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.