Klose

[ˈkloːzə]

/[ˈkloːzə]/ name

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The verdict

“Klose” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,200
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-klose · Klose · German

Klose · rank #25,200 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,200
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klingelte

Nearest frequency peer: klingelte (-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 „Klose“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Klose“ 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).

Klose vs kos
40% similar
Klose vs kost
40% similar
Klose vs Krise
60% similar

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

Key facts for Klose
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈkloːzə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,200
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Klose“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „klingelte“ (#25,199), „Kodex“ (#25,201), „Klebeband“ (#25,198). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klose“ bei #25,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Klose (IPA [ˈkloːzə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,200 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Nachname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klose, with forms such as "kklose", "kllose", and "kloes". 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, "kos", "kost", "Krise", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Klose, spelled K-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Nachname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Klose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Herr Klose mäht den Rasen.
  2. Klose wurde als Sohn des deutschstämmigen Fußballspielers Josef Klose und der ehemaligen polnischen Handballnationalspielerin Barbara Jeż im oberschlesischen Opole geboren.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kklose
  • kllose
  • kloes
  • klosse
  • klsoe
  • kolse
  • lkose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

kklose1kllose1kloes2klosse1klsoe2kolse2lkose2
Edit distance from "Klose"

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 "Klose"?
"Klose" is spelled K-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkloːzə].
What does "Klose" mean?
As a proper noun, "Klose" means: deutscher Nachname
What words are commonly confused with "Klose"?
"Klose" is commonly confused with "kos", "kost", "Krise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klose" is [ˈkloːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klose" come from?
"Klose" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Kodex#25,201Käthe#25,211Johns#25,187lance#25,214

Similar misspelling depth

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

jagte7 variantslauert7 variantsMakel7 variantsMixer7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list