Which to use
“close” is a noun and “closed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,880
- “close” frequency rank
- #31,496
- “closed” frequency rank
- 52376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | close | closed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Sackgasse | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs close |
Letter map: close vs closed
Shared letters muted; letters that set close and closed apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - close and closed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: close is anoun and closedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “close” sits inside “closed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
close is recorded at frequency rank #20,880, classified as anoun, pronounced [kləʊz]. closed is at rank #31,496, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 52376, this pair ranks #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of close vs closed
Shared letters: celos. Private to "close": -. Private to "closed": d.
"close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "closed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "close" for "closed" ever safe?
Which is more common, "close" or "closed"?
After this comparison
Pair "close" vs "closed" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "close" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "closed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "close" and "closed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "closed 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 #1,099,321 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.