Which to use
“Klose” and “Kruse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,200
- “Klose” frequency rank
- #14,112
- “Kruse” frequency rank
- 39312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Klose | Kruse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname | niederdeutscher Familienname, Nachname |
Where the eye mixes Klose and Kruse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Klose and Kruse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Klose vs Kruse
A purely visual mix-up. Klose ([ˈkloːzə]) and Kruse ([ˈkʁuːzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Klose is recorded at frequency rank #25,200, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkloːzə]. Kruse is at rank #14,112, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkʁuːzə].
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 39312, this pair ranks #1,540,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Klose vs Kruse
Shared letters: eks. Private to "Klose": lo. Private to "Kruse": ru.
"Klose" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Kruse" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Klose" for "Kruse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Klose" vs "Kruse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Klose" and "Kruse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Klose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kruse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,540,227 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Klose" and "Kruse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klose vs Knospe". 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 #1,540,227 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.