Which to use
“klären” is a verb and “klarer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,900
- “klären” frequency rank
- #5,615
- “klarer” frequency rank
- 9515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klären | klarer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mitteilen, wie sich etwas in Wahrheit verhält | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs klar |
Where the eye mixes klären and klarer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. klären and klarer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: klären vs klarer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: klären is [ˈklɛːʁən] while klarer is [ˈklaːʁɐ]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klären is recorded at frequency rank #3,900, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈklɛːʁən]. klarer is at rank #5,615, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈklaːʁɐ].
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 9515, this pair ranks #1,979,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klären vs klarer
Shared letters: eklr. Private to "klären": nä. Private to "klarer": a.
"klären" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "klarer" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- klarer ← kalrer · kklarer · klaerr · klarerr · klarre · klarrer · kllarer · klraer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "klären" and "klarer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "klären" or "klarer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "klären" and "klarer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "klären" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "klarer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klären" and "klarer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klarer 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 #1,979,584 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.