Which to use
“kleiden” is a verb and “Klemmen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,199
- “kleiden” frequency rank
- #29,657
- “Klemmen” frequency rank
- 52856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kleiden | Klemmen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Kleidung versehen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Klemme |
Where the eye mixes kleiden and Klemmen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. kleiden (CCVVCVC) and Klemmen (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: kleiden vs Klemmen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kleiden is [ˈklaɪ̯dn̩] while Klemmen is [ˈklɛmən]. 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 52856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kleiden is recorded at frequency rank #23,199, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈklaɪ̯dn̩]. Klemmen is at rank #29,657, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈklɛmən].
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 52856, this pair ranks #1,080,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kleiden vs Klemmen
Shared letters: ekln. Private to "kleiden": di. Private to "Klemmen": m.
"kleiden" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "Klemmen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kleiden" for "Klemmen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "kleiden" vs "Klemmen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "kleiden" and "Klemmen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kleiden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Klemmen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,080,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kleiden" and "Klemmen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kämmen vs Klemmen". 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 #1,080,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.