# clou vs CSU

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### clou
*noun · IPA [klu] · frequency rank #39,272*
Nagel

### CSU
*abbrev · IPA [tseːʔɛsˈʔuː] · frequency rank #1,348*
Kurzwort für Christlich-Soziale Union (in Bayern (e. V.))

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/clou-vs-csu
