Which to use
“Claus” is a name and “craps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,367
- “Claus” frequency rank
- #36,939
- “craps” frequency rank
- 52306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Claus | craps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A male given name from Dutch or from German [in turn from Ancient Greek]. | A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap. |
Letter map: Claus vs craps
Shared letters muted; letters that set Claus and craps apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Claus vs craps
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Claus is aname and crapsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Claus is recorded at frequency rank #15,367, classified as aname. craps is at rank #36,939, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹæps/.
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 52306, this pair ranks #158,207 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Claus vs craps
Shared letters: acs. Private to "Claus": lu. Private to "craps": pr.
"Claus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "craps" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Claus" for "craps" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Claus" vs "craps" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Claus" and "craps".
- Full dictionary entry for "Claus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "craps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,207 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Claus" and "craps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Crabb vs craps". 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 #158,207 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.