Which to use
“klagt” is a verb and “Klaue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,114
- “klagt” frequency rank
- #38,224
- “Klaue” frequency rank
- 50338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klagt | Klaue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klagen | Hornteil des Tierfußes, besonders Huf von Wiederkäuern, Kralle von Raubvögeln |
Where the eye mixes klagt and Klaue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. klagt (CCVCC) and Klaue (CCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between klagt and Klaue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: klagt is [klaːkt] while Klaue is [ˈklaʊ̯ə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klagt is recorded at frequency rank #12,114, classified as averb, pronounced [klaːkt]. Klaue is at rank #38,224, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaʊ̯ə].
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 50338, this pair ranks #1,177,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of klagt vs Klaue
Shared letters: akl. Private to "klagt": gt. Private to "Klaue": eu.
"klagt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Klaue" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "klagt" and "Klaue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "klagt" or "Klaue" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "klagt" and "Klaue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "klagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Klaue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,177,536 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klagt" and "Klaue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klaue vs Knaus". 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 #1,177,536 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.