Which to use
“causa” is a noun and “Claus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,115
- “causa” frequency rank
- #7,449
- “Claus” frequency rank
- 23564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | causa | Claus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grund, Ursache; auch Fachwort für Klassifikation | männlicher Vorname |
Letter map: causa vs Claus
Shared letters muted; letters that set causa and Claus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: causa vs Claus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: causa is anoun and Clausaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
causa is recorded at frequency rank #16,115, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Claus is at rank #7,449, tagged as aname, pronounced [klaʊ̯s].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23564, this pair ranks #1,859,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of causa vs Claus
Shared letters: acsu. Private to "causa": -. Private to "Claus": l.
"causa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Claus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "causa" for "Claus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "causa" vs "Claus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "causa" and "Claus".
- Full dictionary entry for "causa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Claus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,859,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "causa" and "Claus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "causa vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,859,623 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.