Abschluss

[ˈapˌʃlʊs]

/[ˈapˌʃlʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Abschluss” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,343. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,343
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Verschluss oder die Isolierung eines Gegenstandes

Corpus desk

Index DE-abschluss · Abschluss · German

Abschluss · rank #1,343 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,343
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wald

Nearest frequency peer: Wald (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Abschluss”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Abschluss” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Abschluss vs Abschuss
89% similar
Abschluss vs Anschluss
89% similar
Abschluss vs anschloss
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Wo “Abschluss” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Abschlussliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Wald“ (#1,342), „aufgenommen“ (#1,344), „Version“ (#1,341). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Abschluss (IPA [ˈapˌʃlʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,343 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abschluss, with forms such as "abbschluss", "abcshluss", and "abscchluss". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Abschuss", "Anschluss", "anschloss", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abschluss, spelled A-B-S-C-H-L-U-S-S.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Abschluss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der luftdichte Abschluss der Verpackung gewährleistet längere Haltbarkeit.
  2. Den Abschluss der Rasenfläche bilden langgezogene Blumenbeete.

Synonyms

IsolierungBegrenzungEnde

This word in other languages

exclusion(English)cierre(Español)fermeture(Français)encerramento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbschluss
  • abcshluss
  • abscchluss
  • abschhluss
  • abschlluss
  • abschlsus
  • abschlus
  • abschluß
  • abschulss
  • absclhuss
  • abshcluss
  • absschluss
  • asbchluss
  • baschluss

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abschluss - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abbschluss1abcshluss2abscchluss1abschhluss1abschlluss1abschlsus2abschlus1abschluß2
Edit distance from "Abschluss"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Abschluss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Friedrich#1,352Schweizer#1,332getroffen#1,357Kilometer#1,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

aufgenommen14 variantsantworten14 variantsverbunden14 variantsirgendwas14 variants

What to do next

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  • "Abschluss" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Abschuss". View pair
  • 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,343 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list