Which to use
“Clemens” and “Clement” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,450
- “Clemens” frequency rank
- #32,983
- “Clement” frequency rank
- 40433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clemens | Clement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes Clemens and Clement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Clemens and Clement follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Clemens with Clement
A purely visual mix-up. Clemens ([ˈkleːməns]) and Clement ([ˈkleːmɛnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - s in “Clemens” becomes t in “Clement”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clemens is recorded at frequency rank #7,450, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkleːməns]. Clement is at rank #32,983, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkleːmɛnt].
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 40433, this pair ranks #1,508,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clemens vs Clement
Shared letters: celmn. Private to "Clemens": s. Private to "Clement": t.
"Clemens" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "Clement" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clemens" for "Clement" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Clemens" vs "Clement" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clemens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Clement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,508,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clemens" and "Clement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clemens vs Cremes". 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 #1,508,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.