Which to use
“closed” is a verb and “ii” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,496
- “closed” frequency rank
- #520
- “ii” frequency rank
- 32016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | closed | ii |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs close | Nominativ Plural Maskulinum des Pronomens is |
Letter map: closed vs ii
Shared letters muted; letters that set closed and ii apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Grammar separator: closed vs ii
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: closed is averb and iianunknown. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
closed is recorded at frequency rank #31,496, classified as averb, pronounced […]. ii is at rank #520, tagged as anunknown, 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 32016, this pair ranks #1,716,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of closed vs ii
Shared letters: none. Private to "closed": cdelos. Private to "ii": i.
"closed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "ii" · 2 letters · shape VV
Known mistypes of this pair
- closed ← cclosed · cllosed · cloesd · closde · closedd · clossed · clsoed · colsed
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "closed" for "ii" ever safe?
Which is more common, "closed" or "ii"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "closed" and "ii".
- Full dictionary entry for "closed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ii" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,716,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "closed" and "ii" 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 #1,716,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.