Which to use
“beschlossen” and “beschlossene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,703
- “beschlossen” frequency rank
- #23,047
- “beschlossene” frequency rank
- 25750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschlossen | beschlossene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Beschluss entschieden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschlossen |
Where the eye mixes beschlossen and beschlossene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. beschlossen runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCVC) against beschlossene's 12 (CVCCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beschlossen vs beschlossene
A purely visual mix-up. beschlossen ([bəˈʃlɔsn̩]) and beschlossene ([bəˈʃlɔsənə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “beschlossen” sits inside “beschlossene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschlossen is recorded at frequency rank #2,703, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔsn̩]. beschlossene is at rank #23,047, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔsənə].
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 25750, this pair ranks #1,828,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beschlossen vs beschlossene
Shared letters: bcehlnos. Private to "beschlossen": -. Private to "beschlossene": -.
"beschlossen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "beschlossene" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschlossen ← bbeschlossen · becshlossen · bescchlossen · beschhlossen · beschllossen · beschlosen · beschlosesn · beschlossenn
- beschlossene ← bbeschlossene · becshlossene · bescchlossene · beschhlossene · beschllossene · beschlosene · beschlosesne · beschlosseen
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beschlossen" and "beschlossene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschlossen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschlossene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschlossen" and "beschlossene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beschlossene vs Beschlüssen". 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 #1,828,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.