Which to use
“Clare” is a name and “close” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,271
- “Clare” frequency rank
- #20,880
- “close” frequency rank
- 60151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clare | close |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein County bzw. eine historische Grafschaft in der Provinz Ulster, Republik Irland | die Sackgasse |
Letter map: Clare vs close
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clare and close apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Clare vs close
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clare is aname and closeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clare is recorded at frequency rank #39,271, classified as aname, pronounced […]. close is at rank #20,880, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kləʊz].
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 60151, this pair ranks #797,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clare vs close
Shared letters: cel. Private to "Clare": ar. Private to "close": os.
"Clare" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Clare" and "close" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Clare" vs "close" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "Clare" and "close". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "close" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #797,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clare" and "close" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clare vs puzzles". 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 #797,602 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.