beschlossenvsbeschlosseneWhat's the difference?

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.

11 ch
beschlossen
12 ch
beschlossene

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

  • beschlossenbbeschlossen · becshlossen · bescchlossen · beschhlossen · beschllossen · beschlosen · beschlosesn · beschlossenn
  • beschlossenebbeschlossene · becshlossene · bescchlossene · beschhlossene · beschllossene · beschlosene · beschlosesne · beschlosseen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "beschlossen" and "beschlossene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈʃlɔsn̩] versus [bəˈʃlɔsənə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "beschlossen" or "beschlossene" show up more?
"beschlossen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,703 in our German list, against #23,047 for "beschlossene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list