Which to use
“Clo” is a noun and “Clos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,144
- “Clo” frequency rank
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- 92267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clo | Clos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of close (in street addresses). | A surname. |
Letter map: Clo vs Clos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clo and Clos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Clo runs 3 letters (CCV) against Clos's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Clo vs Clos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clo is anoun and Closaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Clo” sits inside “Clos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clo is recorded at frequency rank #48,144, classified as anoun. 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 92267, this pair ranks #2,699 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Clo vs Clos
Shared letters: clo. Private to "Clo": -. Private to "Clos": s.
"Clo" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Clos ← cclos · cllos · closs · clso · lcos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Clo" and "Clos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Clo" vs "Clos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Clo" vs "Clos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clo" 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 #2,699 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clo" and "Clos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CGT vs Clo". 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 #2,699 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.