Which to use
“close” and “core” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,880
- “close” frequency rank
- #15,059
- “core” frequency rank
- 35939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | close | core |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Sackgasse | Kern |
Letter map: close vs core
Shared letters muted; letters that set close and core apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: close and core
close and core are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35939, 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]. core is at rank #15,059, tagged as anoun, 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 35939, this pair ranks #1,627,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of close vs core
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "close": ls. Private to "core": r.
"close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "core" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "close" and "core" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "close" or "core" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "close" and "core".
- Full dictionary entry for "close" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "core" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,627,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "close" and "core" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clock vs close". 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 #1,627,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.