Which to use
“klärt” is a verb and “Kluft” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,951
- “klärt” frequency rank
- #21,316
- “Kluft” frequency rank
- 34267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klärt | Kluft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klären | tiefer Gesteinsriss, Spalt im Fels oder Erdboden |
Where the eye mixes klärt and Kluft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. klärt and Kluft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between klärt and Kluft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: klärt is [klɛːɐ̯t] while Kluft is [klʊft]. 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 34267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klärt is recorded at frequency rank #12,951, classified as averb, pronounced [klɛːɐ̯t]. Kluft is at rank #21,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced [klʊft].
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 34267, this pair ranks #1,667,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klärt vs Kluft
Shared letters: klt. Private to "klärt": rä. Private to "Kluft": fu.
"klärt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Kluft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kluft ← kkluft · klfut · klluft · klufft · kluftt · klutf · kulft · lkuft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "klärt" for "Kluft" ever safe?
Frequency check: "klärt" vs "Kluft" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "klärt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kluft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,667,216 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klärt" and "Kluft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kaut vs Kluft". 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 #1,667,216 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.