Which to use
“closed” is a verb and “open” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,496
- “closed” frequency rank
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- 34103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | closed | open |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs close | etwas ist nicht geschlossen |
Letter map: closed vs open
Shared letters muted; letters that set closed and open apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - closed and open
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: closed is averb and openanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
closed is recorded at frequency rank #31,496, classified as averb, pronounced […]. open is at rank #2,607, tagged as anadj, 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 34103, this pair ranks #1,670,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of closed vs open
Shared letters: eo. Private to "closed": cdls. Private to "open": np.
"closed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "closed" for "open" ever safe?
Frequency check: "closed" vs "open" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "closed" vs "open" 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 "open" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,670,933 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "closed" and "open" 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 #1,670,933 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.