Which to use
“Clo” is a noun and “close” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,144
- “Clo” frequency rank
- #431
- “close” frequency rank
- 48575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clo | close |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of close (in street addresses). | To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. |
Letter map: Clo vs close
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clo and close apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clo is anoun and closeaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Clo” sits inside “close”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clo is recorded at frequency rank #48,144, classified as anoun. close is at rank #431, tagged as averb, pronounced /kləʊz/.
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 48575, this pair ranks #191,732 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clo vs close
Shared letters: clo. Private to "Clo": -. Private to "close": es.
"Clo" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- close ← cclose · cllose · cloes · closse · clsoe · colse · lcose