Which to use
“Bus” and “Busse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,626
- “Bus” frequency rank
- #4,870
- “Busse” frequency rank
- 6496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bus | Busse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | als Verkehrsmittel im öffentlichen Personennahverkehr eingesetztes vielsitziges, großes Kraftfahrzeug zur Beförderung einer größeren Anzahl von Personen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bus |
Where the eye mixes Bus and Busse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Bus and Busse
A purely visual mix-up. Bus ([bʊs]) and Busse ([ˈbʊsə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Bus” sits inside “Busse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bus is recorded at frequency rank #1,626, classified as anoun, pronounced [bʊs]. Busse is at rank #4,870, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbʊsə].
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 6496, this pair ranks #1,991,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bus vs Busse
Shared letters: bsu. Private to "Bus": -. Private to "Busse": e.
"Bus" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Busse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Busse ← bbusse · bsuse · buse · buses · buße · ubsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bus" and "Busse" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Bus" vs "Busse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Busse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,991,444 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bus" and "Busse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Busse vs Bussi". 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 #1,991,444 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.