# clear vs clever

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### clever
*adjective · IPA [ˈklɛvɐ] · frequency rank #10,061*
schlau, gewitzt

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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