Which to use
“kläre” is a verb and “Klaue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,735
- “kläre” frequency rank
- #38,224
- “Klaue” frequency rank
- 82959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kläre | Klaue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klären | Hornteil des Tierfußes, besonders Huf von Wiederkäuern, Kralle von Raubvögeln |
Where the eye mixes kläre and Klaue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kläre is [ˈklɛːʁə] 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 82959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kläre is recorded at frequency rank #44,735, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈklɛːʁə]. 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 82959, this pair ranks #148,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kläre vs Klaue
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "kläre": rä. Private to "Klaue": au.
"kläre" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Klaue" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Klaue ← kalue · kklaue · klaeu · kllaue · kluae · lkaue