AnschlussvsAnschlüssenWhich spelling fits?

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

#1,535
“Anschluss” frequency rank
#45,755
“Anschlüssen” frequency rank
47290
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes Anschluss and Anschlüssen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Anschluss runs 9 letters (VCCCCCVCC) against Anschlüssen's 11 (VCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Anschluss
11 ch
Anschlüssen

Look-alike desk: Anschluss vs Anschlüssen

A purely visual mix-up. Anschluss ([ˈanʃlʊs]) and Anschlüssen ([ˈanʃlʏsn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Anschluss is recorded at frequency rank #1,535, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈanʃlʊs]. Anschlüssen is at rank #45,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈanʃlʏsn̩].

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 47290, this pair ranks #1,289,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Anschluss vs Anschlüssen

Shared letters: achlns. Private to "Anschluss": u. Private to "Anschlüssen": eü.

"Anschluss" · 9 letters · shape VCCCCCVCC  ·  "Anschlüssen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Anschluss ← ancshluss · annschluss · anscchluss · anschhluss · anschlluss · anschlsus · anschlus · anschluß

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Anschluss" and "Anschlüssen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanʃlʊs] versus [ˈanʃlʏsn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Anschluss" or "Anschlüssen"?
"Anschluss" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,535 in our German list, against #45,755 for "Anschlüssen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Anschluss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Anschlüssen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,289,552 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Anschluss" and "Anschlüssen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Abschlüssen 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 #1,289,552 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