Which to use
“beschlossene” is an adjective and “beschossen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,047
- “beschlossene” frequency rank
- #22,277
- “beschossen” frequency rank
- 45324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beschlossene | beschossen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs beschlossen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs beschießen |
Where the eye mixes beschlossene and beschossen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. beschlossene runs 12 letters (CVCCCCVCCVCV) against beschossen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: beschlossene vs beschossen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: beschlossene is [bəˈʃlɔsənə] while beschossen is [bəˈʃɔsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beschlossene is recorded at frequency rank #23,047, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈʃlɔsənə]. beschossen is at rank #22,277, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈʃɔsn̩].
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 45324, this pair ranks #1,356,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of beschlossene vs beschossen
Shared letters: bcehnos. Private to "beschlossene": l. Private to "beschossen": -.
"beschlossene" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCV · "beschossen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- beschlossene ← bbeschlossene · becshlossene · bescchlossene · beschhlossene · beschllossene · beschlosene · beschlosesne · beschlosseen
- beschossen ← bbeschossen · becshossen · bescchossen · beschhossen · beschosen · beschosesn · beschossenn · beschossne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "beschlossene" for "beschossen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "beschlossene" or "beschossen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "beschlossene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beschossen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,356,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beschlossene" and "beschossen" 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 #1,356,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.