Which to use
“clou” is a noun and “cos” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,272
- “clou” frequency rank
- #29,065
- “cos” frequency rank
- 68337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clou | cos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nagel | Kosinus |
Letter map: clou vs cos
Shared letters muted; letters that set clou and cos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. clou runs 4 letters (CCVV) against cos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: clou vs cos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clou is anoun and cosanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clou is recorded at frequency rank #39,272, classified as anoun, pronounced [klu]. cos is at rank #29,065, tagged as anabbrev.
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 68337, this pair ranks #511,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clou vs cos
Shared letters: co. Private to "clou": lu. Private to "cos": s.
"clou" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "cos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- clou ← cclou · cllou · cluo · colu · lcou
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clou" and "cos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "clou" vs "cos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clou" and "cos".
- Full dictionary entry for "clou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #511,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clou" and "cos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clock vs clou". 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 #511,037 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.