Klerus

/[ˈkleːʁʊs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,479

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Klerus is aGermannoun. It means: die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen (Kleriker) Pronounced [ˈkleːʁʊs]. Often confused with Klaus and Kerns.

Key facts for Klerus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlerus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkleːʁʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,479
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Klerus in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klerus is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkleːʁʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,479 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen (Kleriker)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klerus, with forms such as "kelrus", "kklerus", and "klerrus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Klaus", "Kerns", "klares", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Klerus, spelled K-L-E-R-U-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen (Kleriker)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kelrus,kklerus,klerrus,klersu,kleruss,kleurs,kllerus,klreus,lkerus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klerus

Misspelling Variants of "Klerus"

kelrus6kklerus7klerrus7klersu6kleruss7kleurs6kllerus7klreus6
Misspelling Variants of "Klerus"

Frequency rank: #26,479 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klerus"?
"Klerus" is spelled K-L-E-R-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkleːʁʊs].
What does "Klerus" mean?
As a noun, "Klerus" means: die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen (Kleriker)
What words are commonly confused with "Klerus"?
"Klerus" is commonly confused with "Klaus", "Kerns", "klares". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klerus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klerus" is [ˈkleːʁʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klerus" come from?
"Klerus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.