claudevsmarioWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: claude is a verb, mario is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“claude” is a verb and “mario” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,038
“claude” frequency rank
#2,911
“mario” frequency rank
10949
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature claude mario
Definition Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs clauder (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) der Ehemann

Letter map: claude vs mario

Shared letters muted; letters that set claude and mario apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. claude runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against mario's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
claude
5 ch
mario

Grammar separator: claude vs mario

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: claude is averb and marioanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

claude is recorded at frequency rank #8,038, classified as averb, pronounced […]. mario is at rank #2,911, 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 10949, this pair ranks #1,972,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of claude vs mario

Shared letters: a. Private to "claude": cdelu. Private to "mario": imor.

"claude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV  ·  "mario" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • claudecalude · cclaude · cladue · claudde · claued · cllaude · cluade · lcaude
  • marioamrio · mairo · maroi · marrio · mmario · mraio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "claude" for "mario" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "claude" is a verb and "mario" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "claude" vs "mario" - which ranks higher?
"mario" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,911 in our German list, against #8,038 for "claude". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "claude" and "mario". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "claude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mario" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,972,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "claude" and "mario" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claude 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 #1,972,488 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