# Carl vs cl

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Carl
*name · IPA [kaʁl] · frequency rank #2,881*
männlicher Vorname

### cl
*abbrev · frequency rank #10,252*
Zentiliter (= 0,01 l, 10⁻² l, ein hundertstel Liter)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/carl-vs-cl