ClaasvsclaraConfusable pair

Quick tell: Claas is a name, clara is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Claas” is a name and “clara” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,403
“Claas” frequency rank
#9,874
“clara” frequency rank
52277
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Claas clara
Definition männlicher Vorname das Eiklar, das Eiweiß, die weiße (äußere) Flüssigkeit des Eis

Letter map: Claas vs clara

Shared letters muted; letters that set Claas and clara apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Claas (CCVVC) and clara (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Claas
5 ch
clara

Grammar separator: Claas vs clara

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Claas is aname and claraanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Claas is recorded at frequency rank #42,403, classified as aname, pronounced […]. clara is at rank #9,874, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɫaɾə].

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 52277, this pair ranks #1,103,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Claas vs clara

Shared letters: acl. Private to "Claas": s. Private to "clara": r.

"Claas" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC  ·  "clara" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Claas ← calas · cclaas · claass · clasa · cllaas · lcaas
  • clara ← calra · cclara · claar · clarra · cllara · clraa · lcara

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Claas" and "clara" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Claas" is a name and "clara" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Claas" or "clara"?
"clara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,874 in our German list, against #42,403 for "Claas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Claas" and "clara".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Claas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "clara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,103,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Claas" and "clara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Claas 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 #1,103,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list