# claim vs clem

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### claim
*noun · IPA /kleɪm/ · frequency rank #1,181*
A demand of ownership made for something.

### clem
*verb · IPA /klɛm/ · frequency rank #29,597*
To be hungry; starve.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/claim-vs-clem