Klub

/[klʊp]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,193

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Klub is aGermannoun. It means: geschlossene Gesellschaft Pronounced [klʊp]. It ranks #5,193 in German word frequency. Often confused with ku and Kuh.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Klub is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [klʊp]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,193 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Klub, with forms such as "kklub", "klbu", and "kllub". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 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 Klub, spelled K-L-U-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: kklub,klbu,kllub,klubb,kulb,lkub

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Klub

Misspelling Variants of "Klub"

kklub5klbu4kllub5klubb5kulb4lkub4
Misspelling Variants of "Klub"

Frequency rank: #5,193 in German

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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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter K in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.