# claim vs Claus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### claim
*verb · IPA [kleɪm] · frequency rank #38,028*
verlangen, fordern, einfordern, reklamieren

### Claus
*name · IPA [klaʊ̯s] · frequency rank #7,449*
männlicher Vorname

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