Klos

[kloːs]

/[kloːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klos” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,193
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Klo

Corpus desk

Index DE-klos · Klos · German

Klos · rank #29,193 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,193
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klimaanlagen

Nearest frequency peer: Klimaanlagen (-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 „Klos“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Klos“ 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).

Klos vs ko
25% similar
Klos vs kot
25% similar
Klos vs kom
25% similar

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

Key facts for Klos
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kloːs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#29,193
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Klos“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Klosliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Klimaanlagen“ (#29,192), „Kommissare“ (#29,194), „Kirsche“ (#29,191). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klos“ bei #29,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Klos (IPA [kloːs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,193 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 Klos, with forms such as "kklos", "kllos", and "kloss". 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, "ko", "kot", "kom", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Klos, spelled K-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Klo
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Klo
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Klo
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Klo
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Klo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kklos
  • kllos
  • kloss
  • klso
  • kols
  • lkos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kklos1kllos1kloss1klso2kols2lkos2
Edit distance from "Klos"

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 "Klos"?
"Klos" is spelled K-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [kloːs].
What does "Klos" mean?
As a noun, "Klos" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Klo
What words are commonly confused with "Klos"?
"Klos" is commonly confused with "ko", "kot", "kom". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klos" is [kloːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klos" come from?
"Klos" 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 "Klos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Haue#29,165loos#29,226mari#29,234miet#29,239

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

gGmbH6 variantsagile6 variantsWeck6 variantswish6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list