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“Klima” and “Klimas” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,978
“Klima” frequency rank
#30,642
“Klimas” frequency rank
33620
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Klima Klimas
Definition durchschnittlicher Gesamtzustand aus Sonneneinstrahlung, Temperatur, Luftfeuchtigkeit, Wind und Bewölkung in einer Landschaft innerhalb größerer Zeitabschnitte Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Klima

Where the eye mixes Klima and Klimas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Klima runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Klimas's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Klima
6 ch
Klimas

Visual trap between Klima and Klimas

A purely visual mix-up. Klima ([ˈkliːma]) and Klimas ([ˈkliːmas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Klima” sits inside “Klimas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Klima is recorded at frequency rank #2,978, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkliːma]. Klimas is at rank #30,642, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkliːmas].

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 33620, this pair ranks #1,681,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Klima vs Klimas

Shared letters: aiklm. Private to "Klima": -. Private to "Klimas": s.

"Klima" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Klimas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Klima ← kilma · kklima · kliam · klimma · kllima · klmia · lkima
  • Klimas ← kilmas · kklimas · kliams · klimass · klimmas · klimsa · kllimas · klmias

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Klima" and "Klimas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkliːma] versus [ˈkliːmas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Klima" or "Klimas"?
"Klima" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,978 in our German list, against #30,642 for "Klimas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Klima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Klimas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,681,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Klima" and "Klimas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klaas vs Klimas". 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 #1,681,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list