# closed vs tips

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### closed
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #31,496*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs close

### tips
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #21,448*
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tip

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