verschlossen
German, adjective/fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɔsn̩/
verschlossen is a German adjective meaning “locked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of verschließen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit einem Schloss verriegelt”.
What does verschlossen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
locked
- 2
uncommunicative, withdrawn
verb
- 1
past participle of verschließen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit einem Schloss verriegelt 2. unzugänglich, in sich gekehrt, schweigsam, wortkarg
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of verschlossen
- verschlossener masculine nominative singular
- am verschlossensten superlative
- verschlossene feminine nominative singular
- verschlossenes neuter nominative singular
- verschlossenen genitive masculine singular
- verschlossenem dative masculine singular
- der verschlossene definite includes-article masculine
- die verschlossene definite feminine includes-article
- das verschlossene definite includes-article neuter
- die verschlossenen definite includes-article nominative
- des verschlossenen definite genitive includes-article
- der verschlossenen definite feminine genitive
- dem verschlossenen dative definite includes-article
- verschlossner comparative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verschlossen?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɔsn̩/
- /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɔsən/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɔsn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verschlossen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verschlossen in German?
verschlossen appears 8.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).