# chose vs close

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chose
*verb · IPA /t͡ʃəʊz/ · frequency rank #2,719*
simple past of choose

### close
*verb · IPA /kləʊz/ · frequency rank #431*
To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

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