Abschluss

/[ˈapˌʃlʊs]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,343

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Abschluss is aGermannoun. It means: der Verschluss oder die Isolierung eines Gegenstandes Pronounced [ˈapˌʃlʊs]. It ranks #1,343 in German word frequency. Often confused with Abschuss and Anschluss.

Key facts for Abschluss
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbschluss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌʃlʊs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,343
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Abschluss in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abschluss is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌʃlʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,343 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abschluss, with forms such as "abbschluss", "abcshluss", and "abscchluss". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Abschuss", "Anschluss", "anschloss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Abschluss, spelled A-B-S-C-H-L-U-S-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Verschluss oder die Isolierung eines Gegenstandes
  2. 2
    eine abschließende Verzierung an Flächenbegrenzungen, Kleidungsstücken oder Ähnlichem
  3. 3
    erfolgreiche Beendigung eines Vorhabens, zum Beispiel eines schulischen oder universitären Bildungsganges
  4. 4
    das geplante (erfolgreiche) Ende von etwas
  5. 5
    der Abschluss der Konten am Ende einer wirtschaftlichen Periode
  6. 6
    eine Vereinbarung über ein Geschäft oder einen Handel

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abbschluss,abcshluss,abscchluss,abschhluss,abschlluss,abschlsus,abschlus,abschluß,abschulss,absclhuss,abshcluss,absschluss,asbchluss,baschluss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abschluss

Misspelling Variants of "Abschluss"

abbschluss10abcshluss9abscchluss10abschhluss10abschlluss10abschlsus9abschlus8abschluß8
Misspelling Variants of "Abschluss"

Frequency rank: #1,343 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abschluss"?
"Abschluss" is spelled A-B-S-C-H-L-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌʃlʊs].
What does "Abschluss" mean?
As a noun, "Abschluss" means: der Verschluss oder die Isolierung eines Gegenstandes
What words are commonly confused with "Abschluss"?
"Abschluss" is commonly confused with "Abschuss", "Anschluss", "anschloss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abschluss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abschluss" is [ˈapˌʃlʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abschluss" come from?
"Abschluss" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.