klären

[ˈklɛːʁən]

/[ˈklɛːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“klären” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,900. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,900
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mitteilen, wie sich etwas in Wahrheit verhält

Corpus desk

Index DE-klaren · klären · German

klären · rank #3,900 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,900
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kloster

Nearest frequency peer: Kloster (-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 „klären“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „klären“ 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).

klären vs klärt
67% similar
klären vs Klaue
33% similar
klären vs klarer
67% similar

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

Key facts for klären
PropertyValue
Headwordklären
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈklɛːʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,900
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „klären“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.klärenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kloster“ (#3,899), „Kollege“ (#3,901), „Klage“ (#3,898). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klären“ bei #3,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around klären (IPA [ˈklɛːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,900 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for klären, with forms such as "kklären", "kllären", and "klräen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "klärt", "Klaue", "klarer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is klären, spelled K-L-Ä-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mitteilen, wie sich etwas in Wahrheit verhält
  2. 2
    von Schmutz befreien
  3. 3
    von drohenden Spielsituationen befreien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Damit wären hoffentlich alle Unstimmigkeiten geklärt.
  2. „Wenn die Entfernung zur Immobilie gering ist, minimieren sie auch so ihren zeitlichen Aufwand bei einem Mieterwechsel und können im Bedarfsfall Probleme persönlich klären.“

Antonyms

vernebelnverschleiern

This word in other languages

clear(English)clarificar(Español)clarifier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kklären
  • kllären
  • klräen
  • kläern
  • klärenn
  • klärne
  • klärren
  • kälren
  • lkären

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of klären - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kklären1kllären1klräen2kläern2klärenn1klärne2klärren1kälren2
Edit distance from "klären"

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 "klären"?
"klären" is spelled K-L-Ä-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklɛːʁən].
What does "klären" mean?
As a verb, "klären" means: mitteilen, wie sich etwas in Wahrheit verhält
What words are commonly confused with "klären"?
"klären" is commonly confused with "klärt", "Klaue", "klarer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "klären"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klären" is [ˈklɛːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klären" come from?
"klären" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Mitteln9 variantsMädels9 variantsObjekt9 variantstreibt9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list