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“klar” and “klares” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #257
- “klar” frequency rank
- #8,736
- “klares” frequency rank
- 8993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klar | klares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | frei von Unreinheiten oder generell Störendem | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs klar |
Where the eye mixes klar and klares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: klar vs klares
A purely visual mix-up. klar ([klaːɐ̯]) and klares ([ˈklaːʁəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “klar” sits inside “klares”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klar is recorded at frequency rank #257, classified as anadj, pronounced [klaːɐ̯]. 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 8993, this pair ranks #1,981,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klar vs klares
Shared letters: aklr. Private to "klar": -. Private to "klares": es.
"klar" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "klares" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "klar" and "klares" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "klar" or "klares" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "klar" 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 #1,981,903 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klar" and "klares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klares vs klärte". 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 #1,981,903 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.