abgeschlossenvsabgeschlossenesTell them apart

Which to use

“abgeschlossen” and “abgeschlossenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,720
“abgeschlossen” frequency rank
#37,937
“abgeschlossenes” frequency rank
39657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abgeschlossen abgeschlossenes
Definition in sich geschlossen, selbstständig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs abgeschlossen

Where the eye mixes abgeschlossen and abgeschlossenes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. abgeschlossen runs 13 letters (VCCVCCCCVCCVC) against abgeschlossenes's 15 (VCCVCCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
abgeschlossen
15 ch
abgeschlossenes

Look-alike desk: abgeschlossen vs abgeschlossenes

A purely visual mix-up. abgeschlossen ([ˈapɡəˌʃlɔsn̩]) and abgeschlossenes ([ˈapɡəˌʃlɔsənəs]) 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) - “abgeschlossen” sits inside “abgeschlossenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abgeschlossen is recorded at frequency rank #1,720, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌʃlɔsn̩]. abgeschlossenes is at rank #37,937, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈapɡəˌʃlɔsənəs].

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 39657, this pair ranks #1,530,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of abgeschlossen vs abgeschlossenes

Shared letters: abceghlnos. Private to "abgeschlossen": -. Private to "abgeschlossenes": -.

"abgeschlossen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVC  ·  "abgeschlossenes" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abgeschlossen ← abbgeschlossen · abegschlossen · abgecshlossen · abgescchlossen · abgeschhlossen · abgeschllossen · abgeschlosen · abgeschlosesn
  • abgeschlossenes ← abbgeschlossenes · abegschlossenes · abgecshlossenes · abgescchlossenes · abgeschhlossenes · abgeschllossenes · abgeschlosenes · abgeschlosesnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "abgeschlossen" and "abgeschlossenes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapɡəˌʃlɔsn̩] versus [ˈapɡəˌʃlɔsənəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abgeschlossen" or "abgeschlossenes"?
"abgeschlossen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,720 in our German list, against #37,937 for "abgeschlossenes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abgeschlossen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "abgeschlossenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,530,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abgeschlossen" and "abgeschlossenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abgeschlossener vs abgeschlossenes". 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 #1,530,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list