Which to use
“clem” is a verb and “Clos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,597
- “clem” frequency rank
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- 73720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clem | Clos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To be hungry; starve. | A surname. |
Letter map: clem vs Clos
Shared letters muted; letters that set clem and Clos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for clem / Clos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: clem is averb and Closaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clem is recorded at frequency rank #29,597, classified as averb, pronounced /klɛm/. 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 73720, this pair ranks #38,659 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of clem vs Clos
Shared letters: cl. Private to "clem": em. Private to "Clos": os.
"clem" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clem" and "Clos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "clem" or "Clos"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "clem" and "Clos".
- Full dictionary entry for "clem" 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 #38,659 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clem" 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 #38,659 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.