Which to use
“klaut” is a verb and “Kluft” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,203
- “klaut” frequency rank
- #21,316
- “Kluft” frequency rank
- 37519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klaut | Kluft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs klauen | tiefer Gesteinsriss, Spalt im Fels oder Erdboden |
Where the eye mixes klaut and Kluft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses klaut with Kluft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: klaut is [klaʊ̯t] 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 37519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klaut is recorded at frequency rank #16,203, classified as averb, pronounced [klaʊ̯t]. 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 37519, this pair ranks #1,588,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klaut vs Kluft
Shared letters: kltu. Private to "klaut": a. Private to "Kluft": f.
"klaut" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "Kluft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "klaut" and "Kluft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "klaut" 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 #1,588,105 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klaut" 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 #1,588,105 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.