# Klaus

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #14,979

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Claus.

## Easily confused with
- **Klux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klaus-vs-klux)
- **Kraus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klaus-vs-kraus)
- **Krause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klaus-vs-krause)
- **Krauss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klaus-vs-krauss)
- **Klan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-klaus)
- **Keats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keats-vs-klaus)

## Common misspellings (7)
`kalus`, `kklaus`, `klasu`, `klauss`, `kllaus`, `kluas`, `lkaus`

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