geschlossenvsgeschlossenemWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“geschlossen” and “geschlossenem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,635
“geschlossen” frequency rank
#38,135
“geschlossenem” frequency rank
39770
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geschlossen geschlossenem
Definition nicht geöffnet Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschlossen

Where the eye mixes geschlossen and geschlossenem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. geschlossen runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCCVC) against geschlossenem's 13 (CVCCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
geschlossen
13 ch
geschlossenem

Visual trap between geschlossen and geschlossenem

A purely visual mix-up. geschlossen ([ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩]) and geschlossenem ([ɡəˈʃlɔsənəm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “geschlossen” sits inside “geschlossenem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39770, 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]. geschlossenem is at rank #38,135, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃlɔsənəm].

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 39770, this pair ranks #1,527,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geschlossen vs geschlossenem

Shared letters: ceghlnos. Private to "geschlossen": -. Private to "geschlossenem": m.

"geschlossen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC  ·  "geschlossenem" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geschlossen ← egschlossen · gecshlossen · gescchlossen · geschhlossen · geschllossen · geschlosen · geschlosesn · geschlossenn
  • geschlossenem ← egschlossenem · gecshlossenem · gescchlossenem · geschhlossenem · geschllossenem · geschlosenem · geschlosesnem · geschlosseenm

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geschlossen" and "geschlossenem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩] versus [ɡəˈʃlɔsənəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geschlossen" or "geschlossenem" show up more?
"geschlossen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,635 in our German list, against #38,135 for "geschlossenem". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geschlossen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geschlossenem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,527,396 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geschlossen" and "geschlossenem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschlossenem vs geschlossenes". 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 #1,527,396 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