Which to use
“Klee” is a noun and “Kleve” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,623
- “Klee” frequency rank
- #19,625
- “Kleve” frequency rank
- 39248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Klee | Kleve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | krautige Wiesen- und Futterpflanze, der Gattung Trifolium aus der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler , mit meist drei-, selten vierteiligen Blättern und kugeligen Blüten | eine Stadt in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes Klee and Kleve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Klee runs 4 letters (CCVV) against Kleve's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Klee vs Kleve
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Klee is [kleː] while Kleve is [ˈkleːvə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Klee is recorded at frequency rank #19,623, classified as anoun, pronounced [kleː]. Kleve is at rank #19,625, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkleːvə].
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 39248, this pair ranks #1,541,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Klee vs Kleve
Shared letters: ekl. Private to "Klee": -. Private to "Kleve": v.
"Klee" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "Kleve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Klee" and "Kleve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Klee" vs "Kleve" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Klee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kleve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,541,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Klee" and "Kleve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klee vs Kölle". 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 #1,541,946 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.