geschlossen

[ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩]

/[ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“geschlossen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,635. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,635
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht geöffnet

Corpus desk

Index DE-geschlossen · geschlossen · German

geschlossen · rank #1,635 · 17 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,635
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH General

Nearest frequency peer: General (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „geschlossen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „geschlossen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

geschlossen vs Geschosse
73% similar
geschlossen vs geschossen
91% similar
geschlossen vs geschmissen
82% similar

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

Key facts for geschlossen
PropertyValue
Headwordgeschlossen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,635
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „geschlossen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).geschlossenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „General“ (#1,634), „Kaiser“ (#1,636), „find“ (#1,633). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „geschlossen“ bei #1,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around geschlossen (IPA [ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,635 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for geschlossen, with forms such as "egschlossen", "gecshlossen", and "gescchlossen". 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, "Geschosse", "geschossen", "geschmissen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is geschlossen, spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-O-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht geöffnet
  2. 2
    insgesamt, als Ganzes in Übereinstimmung, einmütig
  3. 3
    insgesamt, als Ganzes gefestigt, abgerundet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn du deine Fenster geschlossen lässt, brauchst du dich über schlechte Luft nicht wundern.
  2. In geschlossenen Räumen ohne Belüftung kann die Atemluft sehr schlecht werden.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egschlossen
  • gecshlossen
  • gescchlossen
  • geschhlossen
  • geschllossen
  • geschlosen
  • geschlosesn
  • geschlossenn
  • geschlossne
  • geschloßen
  • geschlsosen
  • gescholssen
  • gesclhossen
  • geshclossen
  • gesschlossen
  • ggeschlossen
  • gsechlossen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of geschlossen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egschlossen2gecshlossen2gescchlossen1geschhlossen1geschllossen1geschlosen1geschlosesn2geschlossenn1
Edit distance from "geschlossen"

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 "geschlossen"?
"geschlossen" is spelled G-E-S-C-H-L-O-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩].
What does "geschlossen" mean?
As an adjective, "geschlossen" means: nicht geöffnet
What words are commonly confused with "geschlossen"?
"geschlossen" is commonly confused with "Geschosse", "geschossen", "geschmissen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "geschlossen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "geschlossen" is [ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "geschlossen" come from?
"geschlossen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list