Which to use
“kläre” and “klauen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,735
- “kläre” frequency rank
- #7,076
- “klauen” frequency rank
- 51811
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kläre | klauen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klären | etwas entwenden, stehlen |
Where the eye mixes kläre and klauen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kläre runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against klauen's 6 (CCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kläre vs klauen
A purely visual mix-up. kläre ([ˈklɛːʁə]) and klauen ([ˈklaʊ̯ən]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51811, 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]. klauen is at rank #7,076, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈklaʊ̯ən].
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 51811, this pair ranks #1,121,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kläre vs klauen
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "kläre": rä. Private to "klauen": anu.
"kläre" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "klauen" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- klauen ← kaluen · kklauen · klaeun · klauenn · klaune · kllauen · kluaen · lkauen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kläre" and "klauen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kläre" or "klauen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kläre" and "klauen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kläre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klauen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,121,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kläre" and "klauen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "karge vs kläre". 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 #1,121,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.