# chain vs clair

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### chain
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡ʃeɪn] · frequency rank #23,876*
Kette, Fessel

### clair
*adjective · IPA [klɛʁ] · frequency rank #48,806*
hell, anschaulich, bestimmt, deutlich, klar, licht, lichtvoll

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