claim

[kleɪm]

/[kleɪm]/ verb

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The verdict

“claim” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,028
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verlangen, fordern, einfordern, reklamieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-claim · claim · German

claim · rank #38,028 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,028
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Choral

Nearest frequency peer: Choral (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „claim“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „claim“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

claim vs Clan
40% similar
claim vs clip
60% similar
claim vs Claus
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for claim
PropertyValue
Headwordclaim
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kleɪm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,028
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „claim“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).claimliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Choral“ (#38,027), „cock“ (#38,029), „Chefredakteurin“ (#38,025). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „claim“ bei #38,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around claim (IPA [kleɪm]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,028 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for claim, with forms such as "calim", "cclaim", and "claimm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Clan", "clip", "Claus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is claim, spelled C-L-A-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    verlangen, fordern, einfordern, reklamieren
  2. 2
    beanspruchen, in Anspruch nehmen
  3. 3
    (von sich) behaupten, sich bekennen (zu), für sich reklamieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how claim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. She claimed a connection to Russian royalty.
  2. The organization claims 80,000 members worldwide.

Synonyms

askassertchallengedemandexactrequire

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calim
  • cclaim
  • claimm
  • clami
  • cliam
  • cllaim
  • lcaim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of claim - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

calim2cclaim1claimm1clami2cliam2cllaim1lcaim2
Edit distance from "claim"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "claim"?
"claim" is spelled C-L-A-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is [kleɪm].
What does "claim" mean?
As a verb, "claim" means: verlangen, fordern, einfordern, reklamieren
What words are commonly confused with "claim"?
"claim" is commonly confused with "Clan", "clip", "Claus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "claim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claim" is [kleɪm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "claim" come from?
"claim" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "claim", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carry#38,021Drops#38,056bello#37,998edles#38,061

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Areale7 variantsFabel7 variantsfever7 variantsflotter7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list