# clary vs Claus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clary
*noun · IPA /ˈklɛəɹi/ · frequency rank #37,855*
clary sage (Salvia sclarea)

### Claus
*name · frequency rank #15,367*
A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek].

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