Which to use
“claims” is a verb and “clair” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,201
- “claims” frequency rank
- #48,806
- “clair” frequency rank
- 94007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claims | clair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs claim | hell, anschaulich, bestimmt, deutlich, klar, licht, lichtvoll |
Letter map: claims vs clair
Shared letters muted; letters that set claims and clair apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - claims and clair
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: claims is averb and clairanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claims is recorded at frequency rank #45,201, classified as averb, pronounced […]. clair is at rank #48,806, tagged as anadj, pronounced [klɛʁ].
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 94007, this pair ranks #19,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of claims vs clair
Shared letters: acil. Private to "claims": ms. Private to "clair": r.
"claims" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "clair" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "claims" and "clair" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "claims" vs "clair" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "claims" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clair" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claims" and "clair" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs clair". 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 #19,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.