beschlossenvsBeschlüssenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: beschlossen is a adjective, Beschlüssen is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“beschlossen” is an adjective and “Beschlüssen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,703
“beschlossen” frequency rank
#35,102
“Beschlüssen” frequency rank
37805
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature beschlossen Beschlüssen
Definition durch Beschluss entschieden Dativ Plural des Substantivs Beschluss

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set beschlossen and Beschlüssen apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
beschlossen
11 ch
Beschlüssen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beschlossen is [bəˈʃlɔsn̩] while Beschlüssen is [bəˈʃlʏsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - o in “beschlossen” becomes ü in “Beschlüssen”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37805, 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]. Beschlüssen is at rank #35,102, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈʃlʏsn̩].

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 37805, this pair ranks #1,580,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of beschlossen vs Beschlüssen

Shared letters: bcehlns. Private to "beschlossen": o. Private to "Beschlüssen": ü.

"beschlossen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC  ·  "Beschlüssen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • beschlossenbbeschlossen · becshlossen · bescchlossen · beschhlossen · beschllossen · beschlosen · beschlosesn · beschlossenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "beschlossen" and "Beschlüssen" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "beschlossen" is an adjective and "Beschlüssen" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "beschlossen" or "Beschlüssen"?
"beschlossen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,703 in our German list, against #35,102 for "Beschlüssen". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list