Which to use
“closed” is a verb and “cloud” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,496
- “closed” frequency rank
- #5,927
- “cloud” frequency rank
- 37423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | closed | cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs close | eine abgegrenzte Masse aus sichtbarem Wasserdampf, welcher in der Luft schwebt |
Letter map: closed vs cloud
Shared letters muted; letters that set closed and cloud apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - closed and cloud
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: closed is averb and cloudanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
closed is recorded at frequency rank #31,496, classified as averb, pronounced […]. cloud is at rank #5,927, 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 37423, this pair ranks #1,590,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of closed vs cloud
Shared letters: cdlo. Private to "closed": es. Private to "cloud": u.
"closed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "cloud" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "closed" and "cloud" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "closed" vs "cloud" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "closed" vs "cloud" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "closed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cloud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,590,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "closed" and "cloud" 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 #1,590,655 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.