# clair vs clear

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### clear
*adjective · IPA [klɪə] · frequency rank #27,240*
klar

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