Which to use
“clevere” and “cleveren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,809
- “clevere” frequency rank
- #48,044
- “cleveren” frequency rank
- 74853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clevere | cleveren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs clever | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs clever |
Where the eye mixes clevere and cleveren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. clevere runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against cleveren's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between clevere and cleveren
A purely visual mix-up. clevere ([ˈklɛvəʁə]) and cleveren ([ˈklɛvəʁən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “clevere” sits inside “cleveren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clevere is recorded at frequency rank #26,809, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈklɛvəʁə]. cleveren is at rank #48,044, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklɛvəʁən].
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 74853, this pair ranks #322,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clevere vs cleveren
Shared letters: celrv. Private to "clevere": -. Private to "cleveren": n.
"clevere" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "cleveren" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clevere" and "cleveren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clevere" or "cleveren"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "clevere" and "cleveren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "clevere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cleveren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,769 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clevere" and "cleveren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cleveren vs cleverer". 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 #322,769 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.