Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Klausel" and "Krause" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Klausel" or "Krause" show up more?
After this comparison
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- 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.