KlassevsKlauselTell them apart

Which to use

“Klasse” and “Klausel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#600
“Klasse” frequency rank
#16,202
“Klausel” frequency rank
16802
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Klasse Klausel
Definition Gruppe gleichartiger Elemente Boolesche Funktion, die ausschließlich durch die disjunktive Verknüpfung von Literalen gebildet wird

Where the eye mixes Klasse and Klausel

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Klasse runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Klausel's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Klasse
7 ch
Klausel

Visual trap between Klasse and Klausel

A purely visual mix-up. Klasse ([ˈklasə]) and Klausel ([ˈklaʊ̯zl̩]) 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 16802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klasse is recorded at frequency rank #600, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklasə]. Klausel is at rank #16,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaʊ̯zl̩].

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 16802, this pair ranks #1,932,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Klasse vs Klausel

Shared letters: aekls. Private to "Klasse": -. Private to "Klausel": u.

"Klasse" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "Klausel" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Klasse ← kalsse · kklasse · klase · klases · klaße · kllasse · klsase · lkasse
  • Klausel ← kalusel · kklausel · klasuel · klauesl · klausell · klausle · klaussel · kllausel

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Klasse" and "Klausel" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklasə] versus [ˈklaʊ̯zl̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Klasse" or "Klausel"?
"Klasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #600 in our German list, against #16,202 for "Klausel". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Klasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Klausel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,932,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Klasse" and "Klausel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klaue vs Klausel". 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 #1,932,878 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list