Which to use
“Kluge” is a name and “kluges” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,392
- “Kluge” frequency rank
- #40,035
- “kluges” frequency rank
- 49427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kluge | kluges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Nachname | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs klug |
Where the eye mixes Kluge and kluges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Kluge runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against kluges's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Kluge and kluges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kluge is [ˈkluːɡə] while kluges is [ˈkluːɡəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Kluge” sits inside “kluges”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kluge is recorded at frequency rank #9,392, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkluːɡə]. kluges is at rank #40,035, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkluːɡəs].
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 49427, this pair ranks #1,211,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kluge vs kluges
Shared letters: egklu. Private to "Kluge": -. Private to "kluges": s.
"Kluge" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "kluges" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kluge" for "kluges" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kluge" vs "kluges" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kluge" and "kluges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kluge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kluges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,211,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kluge" and "kluges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Klägers vs kluges". 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 #1,211,920 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.