Klaus

[klaʊ̯s]

/[klaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klaus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,775
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist an eine Synagoge angeschlossenes Lehrhaus oder angeschlossene Schule, in der Juden ihre Tora- und Talmudstudien betreiben können

Corpus desk

Index DE-klaus · Klaus · German

Klaus · rank #1,775 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,775
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH international

Nearest frequency peer: international (-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 „Klaus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Klaus“ 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).

Klaus vs Klub
60% similar
Klaus vs klug
40% similar
Klaus vs Klos
60% similar

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

Key facts for Klaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaʊ̯s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,775
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Klaus“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Klausliegt 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: „international“ (#1,774), „leiden“ (#1,776), „Hof“ (#1,773). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klaus“ bei #1,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Klaus (IPA [klaʊ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,775 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "meist an eine Synagoge angeschlossenes Lehrhaus oder angeschlossene Schule, in der Juden ihre Tora- und Talmudstudien betreiben können".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klaus, with forms such as "kalus", "kklaus", and "klasu". 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", "Klos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Klaus, spelled K-L-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist an eine Synagoge angeschlossenes Lehrhaus oder angeschlossene Schule, in der Juden ihre Tora- und Talmudstudien betreiben können

This word in other languages

kloyz(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kalus
  • kklaus
  • klasu
  • klauss
  • kllaus
  • kluas
  • lkaus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kalus2kklaus1klasu2klauss1kllaus1kluas2lkaus2
Edit distance from "Klaus"

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 "Klaus"?
"Klaus" is spelled K-L-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [klaʊ̯s].
What does "Klaus" mean?
As a noun, "Klaus" means: meist an eine Synagoge angeschlossenes Lehrhaus oder angeschlossene Schule, in der Juden ihre Tora- und Talmudstudien betreiben können
What words are commonly confused with "Klaus"?
"Klaus" is commonly confused with "Klub", "klug", "Klos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klaus" is [klaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klaus" come from?
"Klaus" 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 "Klaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Radio#1,782extra#1,767davor#1,762sorry#1,789

Similar misspelling depth

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

reisen7 variantshoffen7 variantsKüche7 variantshinzu7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list