Which to use
“kläre” and “klebe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,735
- “kläre” frequency rank
- #41,281
- “klebe” frequency rank
- 86016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kläre | klebe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klären | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kleben |
Where the eye mixes kläre and klebe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. kläre ([ˈklɛːʁə]) and klebe ([ˈkleːbə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86016, 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]. klebe is at rank #41,281, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkleːbə].
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 86016, this pair ranks #99,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of kläre vs klebe
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "kläre": rä. Private to "klebe": b.
"kläre" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "klebe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- klebe ← kelbe · kklebe · klbee · klebbe · kleeb · kllebe · lkebe