Klaue
[ˈklaʊ̯ə]
The verdict
“Klaue” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,224
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hornteil des Tierfußes, besonders Huf von Wiederkäuern, Kralle von Raubvögeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-klaue · Klaue · German
Klaue · rank #38,224 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,224
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH klebte
Nearest frequency peer: klebte (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Klaue”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kapp
kapp
61,780 corpus weight
- Kaschmir
Kaschmir
61,779 corpus weight
- Klaue
Klaue
61,777 corpus weight
- klebte
klebte
61,776 corpus weight
- Kleinbauern
Kleinbauern
61,775 corpus weight
- Kleopatra
Kleopatra
61,774 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Klaue” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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) |
Wo “Klaue” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Klaue (IPA [ˈklaʊ̯ə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,224 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Klaue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit seinen Klauen grub sich das Schwein in den Morast.
„Für das Silber mußte er einen Krug Güldenprachter Wein sowie einen Schweinekopf nebst vier Klauen einkaufen und alles in die Küche schaffen.“
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klaue", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Klaue". Here's where to go from here.
- "Klaue" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Klub". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #38,224 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.