Which to use
“beschloss” is a verb and “beschlossen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,916
- “beschloss” frequency rank
- #2,703
- “beschlossen” frequency rank
- 8619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschloss | beschlossen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs beschließen | durch Beschluss entschieden |
Where the eye mixes beschloss and beschlossen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. beschloss runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVCC) against beschlossen's 11 (CVCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses beschloss with beschlossen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beschloss is [bəˈʃlɔs] while beschlossen is [bəˈʃlɔsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “beschloss” sits inside “beschlossen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschloss is recorded at frequency rank #5,916, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔs]. beschlossen is at rank #2,703, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔsn̩].
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 8619, this pair ranks #1,983,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beschloss vs beschlossen
Shared letters: bcehlos. Private to "beschloss": -. Private to "beschlossen": n.
"beschloss" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC · "beschlossen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschloss ← bbeschloss · becshloss · bescchloss · beschhloss · beschlloss · beschlos · beschloß · beschlsos
- beschlossen ← bbeschlossen · becshlossen · bescchlossen · beschhlossen · beschllossen · beschlosen · beschlosesn · beschlossenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "beschloss" and "beschlossen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "beschloss" vs "beschlossen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschloss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschlossen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschloss" and "beschlossen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschlossen vs Beschlusses". 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 #1,983,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.