Which to use
“geschlossen” and “geschlossene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,635
- “geschlossen” frequency rank
- #7,325
- “geschlossene” frequency rank
- 8960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschlossen | geschlossene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht geöffnet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschlossen |
Where the eye mixes geschlossen and geschlossene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. geschlossen runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCVC) against geschlossene's 12 (CVCCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geschlossen vs geschlossene
A purely visual mix-up. geschlossen ([ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩]) and geschlossene ([ɡəˈʃlɔsənə]) 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) - “geschlossen” sits inside “geschlossene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschlossen is recorded at frequency rank #1,635, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩]. geschlossene is at rank #7,325, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃlɔsənə].
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 8960, this pair ranks #1,982,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschlossen vs geschlossene
Shared letters: ceghlnos. Private to "geschlossen": -. Private to "geschlossene": -.
"geschlossen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC · "geschlossene" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschlossen ← egschlossen · gecshlossen · gescchlossen · geschhlossen · geschllossen · geschlosen · geschlosesn · geschlossenn
- geschlossene ← egschlossene · gecshlossene · gescchlossene · geschhlossene · geschllossene · geschlosene · geschlosesne · geschlosseen
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschlossen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschlossene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,982,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschlossen" and "geschlossene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschlossene vs geschlossenem". 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 #1,982,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.