AbschlüssevsAnschlussTell them apart

Which to use

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

#19,111
“Abschlüsse” frequency rank
#1,535
“Anschluss” frequency rank
20646
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Abschlüsse Anschluss
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Abschluss die Verbindung eines Teilnehmers mit einem Versorgungs- oder Leitungsnetz (zum Beispiel einem Telefon-, Gas-, oder Wassernetz)

Where the eye mixes Abschlüsse and Anschluss

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

10 ch
Abschlüsse
9 ch
Anschluss

Look-alike desk: Abschlüsse vs Anschluss

A purely visual mix-up. Abschlüsse ([ˈapˌʃlʏsə]) and Anschluss ([ˈanʃlʊs]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Abschlüsse is recorded at frequency rank #19,111, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈapˌʃlʏsə]. Anschluss is at rank #1,535, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanʃlʊs].

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 20646, this pair ranks #1,895,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Abschlüsse vs Anschluss

Shared letters: achls. Private to "Abschlüsse": beü. Private to "Anschluss": nu.

"Abschlüsse" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCV  ·  "Anschluss" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anschlussancshluss · annschluss · anscchluss · anschhluss · anschlluss · anschlsus · anschlus · anschluß

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Abschlüsse" and "Anschluss" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌʃlʏsə] versus [ˈanʃlʊs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Abschlüsse" or "Anschluss"?
"Anschluss" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,535 in our German list, against #19,111 for "Abschlüsse". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Abschlüsse" and "Anschluss" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Abschlüsse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anschluss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,895,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Abschlüsse" and "Anschluss" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abschlüsse vs Anschlüssen". 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 #1,895,367 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