# close vs clou

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### close
*noun · IPA [kləʊz] · frequency rank #20,880*
die Sackgasse

### clou
*noun · IPA [klu] · frequency rank #39,272*
Nagel

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/close-vs-clou