Besatzer

[bəˈzat͡sɐ]

/[bəˈzat͡sɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Besatzer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,398
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger einer Besatzungsmacht, meist Soldat der Besatzungsarmee

Corpus desk

Index DE-besatzer · Besatzer · German

Besatzer · rank #37,398 · 12 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,398
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH berufliches

Nearest frequency peer: berufliches (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Besatzer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Besatzer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Besatzer vs bester
63% similar
Besatzer vs besitze
63% similar
Besatzer vs besitzen
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Besatzer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBesatzer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bəˈzat͡sɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,398
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Besatzer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Besatzerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „berufliches“ (#37,397), „beschmiert“ (#37,399), „beschwört“ (#37,400). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Besatzer“ bei #37,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Besatzer (IPA [bəˈzat͡sɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,398 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Angehöriger einer Besatzungsmacht, meist Soldat der Besatzungsarmee".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Besatzer, with forms such as "bbesatzer", "beastzer", and "besatezr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "bester", "besitze", "besitzen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Besatzer, spelled B-E-S-A-T-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger einer Besatzungsmacht, meist Soldat der Besatzungsarmee

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Besatzer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Bevölkerung war gespalten: Einige hielten die Besatzer für Befreier, andere für Unterdrücker.
  2. „Andere Pflanzer blieben und produzierten für die Besatzer.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbesatzer
  • beastzer
  • besatezr
  • besattzer
  • besatzerr
  • besatzre
  • besatzzer
  • besazter
  • bessatzer
  • bestazer
  • bseatzer
  • ebsatzer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Besatzer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbesatzer1beastzer2besatezr2besattzer1besatzerr1besatzre2besatzzer1besazter2
Edit distance from "Besatzer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Besatzer"?
"Besatzer" is spelled B-E-S-A-T-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈzat͡sɐ].
What does "Besatzer" mean?
As a noun, "Besatzer" means: Angehöriger einer Besatzungsmacht, meist Soldat der Besatzungsarmee
What words are commonly confused with "Besatzer"?
"Besatzer" is commonly confused with "bester", "besitze", "besitzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Besatzer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Besatzer" is [bəˈzat͡sɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Besatzer" come from?
"Besatzer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Besatzer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list