# CFC vs Clo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### CFC
*noun · frequency rank #34,818*
Initialism of chlorofluorocarbon, a class of molecules containing chlorine, fluorine and carbon atoms.

### Clo
*noun · frequency rank #48,144*
Abbreviation of close (in street addresses).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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