Which to use
“klebt” is a verb and “Kluft” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,339
- “klebt” frequency rank
- #21,316
- “Kluft” frequency rank
- 35655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | klebt | Kluft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Präsens Indikativ des Verbs kleben | tiefer Gesteinsriss, Spalt im Fels oder Erdboden |
Where the eye mixes klebt and Kluft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. klebt and Kluft follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: klebt vs Kluft
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: klebt is [kleːpt] 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 35655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
klebt is recorded at frequency rank #14,339, classified as averb, pronounced [kleːpt]. 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 35655, this pair ranks #1,634,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of klebt vs Kluft
Shared letters: klt. Private to "klebt": be. Private to "Kluft": fu.
"klebt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Kluft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "klebt" and "Kluft" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "klebt" vs "Kluft" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "klebt" and "Kluft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "klebt" 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 #1,634,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "klebt" 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 #1,634,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.