KlauselvsKrauseWhat's the difference?

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

#16,202
“Klausel” frequency rank
#10,683
“Krause” frequency rank
26885
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Klausel Krause
Definition Boolesche Funktion, die ausschließlich durch die disjunktive Verknüpfung von Literalen gebildet wird welliger oder in Falten gelegter Stoff

Where the eye mixes Klausel and Krause

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

7 ch
Klausel
6 ch
Krause

Look-alike desk: Klausel vs Krause

A purely visual mix-up. Klausel ([ˈklaʊ̯zl̩]) and Krause ([ˈkʁaʊ̯zə]) 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 26885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klausel is recorded at frequency rank #16,202, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈklaʊ̯zl̩]. Krause is at rank #10,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʁaʊ̯zə].

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 26885, this pair ranks #1,810,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Klausel vs Krause

Shared letters: aeksu. Private to "Klausel": l. Private to "Krause": r.

"Klausel" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC  ·  "Krause" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Klausel ← kalusel · kklausel · klasuel · klauesl · klausell · klausle · klaussel · kllausel
  • Krause ← karuse · kkrause · krasue · kraues · krausse · krrause · kruase · rkause

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Klausel" and "Krause" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklaʊ̯zl̩] versus [ˈkʁaʊ̯zə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Klausel" or "Krause" show up more?
"Krause" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,683 in our German list, against #16,202 for "Klausel". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Klausel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Krause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,810,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Klausel" and "Krause" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Knaus vs Krause". 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 #1,810,810 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