Which to use
“claims” is a verb and “class” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,201
- “claims” frequency rank
- #11,026
- “class” frequency rank
- 56227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | claims | class |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs claim | Klasse |
Letter map: claims vs class
Shared letters muted; letters that set claims and class apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - claims and class
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: claims is averb and classanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
claims is recorded at frequency rank #45,201, classified as averb, pronounced […]. class is at rank #11,026, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 56227, this pair ranks #948,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of claims vs class
Shared letters: acls. Private to "claims": im. Private to "class": -.
"claims" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "class" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "claims" and "class" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "claims" or "class" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "claims" and "class". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "claims" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "class" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #948,454 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "claims" and "class" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claims 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 #948,454 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.