Which to use
“Karies” is a noun and “klares” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,460
- “Karies” frequency rank
- #8,736
- “klares” frequency rank
- 48196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Karies | klares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erkrankung der Zähne, bei der der Zahnschmelz und teilweise das Dentin zerfällt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs klar |
Where the eye mixes Karies and klares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Karies (CVCVVC) and klares (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Karies and klares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Karies is [ˈkaːʁiɛs] while klares is [ˈklaːʁəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Karies is recorded at frequency rank #39,460, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkaːʁiɛs]. klares is at rank #8,736, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaːʁəs].
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 48196, this pair ranks #1,257,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Karies vs klares
Shared letters: aekrs. Private to "Karies": i. Private to "klares": l.
"Karies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "klares" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Karies" for "klares" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Karies" or "klares" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Karies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,257,394 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Karies" and "klares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Karies vs Knies". 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 #1,257,394 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.