Which to use
“Klon” is a noun and “known” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,810
- “Klon” frequency rank
- #40,645
- “known” frequency rank
- 68455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Klon | known |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Biologie, Genetik: Gesamtheit aller genetisch identischen Kopien eines Individuums | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs know |
Letter map: Klon vs known
Shared letters muted; letters that set Klon and known apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Klon runs 4 letters (CCVC) against known's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Klon and known
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Klon is anoun and knownaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Klon is recorded at frequency rank #27,810, classified as anoun, pronounced [kloːn]. known is at rank #40,645, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 68455, this pair ranks #507,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Klon vs known
Shared letters: kno. Private to "Klon": l. Private to "known": w.
"Klon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "known" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Klon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "known" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #507,205 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Klon" and "known" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "known vs puzzles". 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 #507,205 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.