Which to use
“schlossen” is a verb and “Schüssen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,744
- “schlossen” frequency rank
- #24,120
- “Schüssen” frequency rank
- 34864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schlossen | Schüssen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schließen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schuss |
Where the eye mixes schlossen and Schüssen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. schlossen runs 9 letters (CCCCVCCVC) against Schüssen's 8 (CCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between schlossen and Schüssen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: schlossen is [ˈʃlɔsn̩] while Schüssen is [ˈʃʏsn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schlossen is recorded at frequency rank #10,744, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃlɔsn̩]. Schüssen is at rank #24,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʏsn̩].
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 34864, this pair ranks #1,653,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schlossen vs Schüssen
Shared letters: cehns. Private to "schlossen": lo. Private to "Schüssen": ü.
"schlossen" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC · "Schüssen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schlossen ← cshlossen · scchlossen · schhlossen · schllossen · schlosen · schlosesn · schlossenn · schlossne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schlossen" and "Schüssen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schlossen" or "Schüssen" show up more?
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 "schlossen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schüssen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,653,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schlossen" and "Schüssen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schmusen vs Schüssen". 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 #1,653,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.