Klaue
[ˈklaʊ̯ə]
The verdict
“Klaue” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #38,224 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,224
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hornteil des Tierfußes, besonders Huf von Wiederkäuern, Kralle von Raubvögeln
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klaue |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈklaʊ̯ə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #38,224 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Klaue” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Klaue is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈklaʊ̯ə]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,224 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klaue, with forms such as "kalue", "kklaue", and "klaeu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Klub", "klug", "Klee", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Klaue, spelled K-L-A-U-E.
Definition
- 1Hornteil des Tierfußes, besonders Huf von Wiederkäuern, Kralle von Raubvögeln
- 2Hand
- 3unleserliche, schlechte Handschrift
- 4scheren-, zangenähnlicher Fuß-Fortsatz
- 5eine hakenartige Form bei Werkzeugen, Geräten und Vorrichtungen, um Gegenstände besser Greifen zu können
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kalue,kklaue,klaeu,kllaue,kluae,lkaue
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Klaue - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Klaue”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-L-A-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈklaʊ̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Klub” - see the side-by-side comparison. Klaue vs Klub
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.