Which to use
“Claude” and “Claus” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,180
- “Claude” frequency rank
- #15,367
- “Claus” frequency rank
- 25547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Claude | Claus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from Latin. | A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek]. |
Letter map: Claude vs Claus
Shared letters muted; letters that set Claude and Claus apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - Claude / Claus
Claude and Claus are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Claude is recorded at frequency rank #10,180, classified as aname, pronounced /klɔːd/. Claus is at rank #15,367, tagged as aname.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25547, this pair ranks #393,478 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Claude vs Claus
Shared letters: aclu. Private to "Claude": de. Private to "Claus": s.
"Claude" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "Claus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Claude" and "Claus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Claude" or "Claus"?
What to do next
You've compared "Claude" and "Claus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Claude" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Claus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,478 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Claude" and "Claus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "callus vs Claus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #393,478 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.