Klub

[klʊp]

/[klʊp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Klub” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,193
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geschlossene Gesellschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-klub · Klub · German

Klub · rank #5,193 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,193
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kfz

Nearest frequency peer: Kfz (-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 „Klub“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Klub“ 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).

Klub vs ku
25% similar
Klub vs Kuh
50% similar
Klub vs KMU
25% similar

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

Key facts for Klub
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlub
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klʊp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,193
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Klub“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kfz“ (#5,192), „Kompetenz“ (#5,194), „Kalender“ (#5,191). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klub“ bei #5,193. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Klub (IPA [klʊp]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,193 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 Klub, with forms such as "kklub", "klbu", and "kllub". 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, "ku", "Kuh", "KMU", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Klub, spelled K-L-U-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    geschlossene Gesellschaft
  2. 2
    häufig auch Teil der Eigennamen für Nachttreffs, die eine ähnliche Atmosphäre oder Innenausstattung aufweisen, wie die typischen Räumlichkeiten von ^([1])
  3. 3
    Zusammenschluss von Menschen oder Einrichtungen mit gemeinsamen Zielen oder Interessen
  4. 4
    Nachtklub
  5. 5
    Fraktion im Parlament

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gehen wir heute Abend in den Klub?
  2. „Viele US-Hochschulen sind unfassbar reich. Gleich 47 zählen zum Klub der Milliardäre.“ (www.spiegel.de)

Synonyms

Verein

This word in other languages

club(English)club(Español)club(Français)clube(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kklub
  • klbu
  • kllub
  • klubb
  • kulb
  • lkub

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Klub - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kklub1klbu2kllub1klubb1kulb2lkub2
Edit distance from "Klub"

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 "Klub"?
"Klub" is spelled K-L-U-B. The IPA pronunciation is [klʊp].
What does "Klub" mean?
As a noun, "Klub" means: geschlossene Gesellschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Klub"?
"Klub" is commonly confused with "ku", "Kuh", "KMU". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Klub"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klub" is [klʊp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klub" come from?
"Klub" 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 "Klub", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

make#5,200half#5,182Prag#5,208Saal#5,215

Similar misspelling depth

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

office6 variantsFunk6 variantsfing6 variantsdrum6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list