Which to use
“cigs” is a noun and “Clos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,829
- “cigs” frequency rank
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- 78952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cigs | Clos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of cig | A surname. |
Letter map: cigs vs Clos
Shared letters muted; letters that set cigs and Clos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cigs (CVCC) and Clos (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - cigs and Clos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cigs is anoun and Closaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cigs is recorded at frequency rank #34,829, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɪɡz/. Clos is at rank #44,123, tagged as aname.
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 78952, this pair ranks #23,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cigs vs Clos
Shared letters: cs. Private to "cigs": gi. Private to "Clos": lo.
"cigs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cigs" for "Clos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cigs" vs "Clos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "cigs" vs "Clos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cigs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Clos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cigs" and "Clos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Clos vs coms". 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 #23,349 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.