Which to use
“Clo” is a noun and “coos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,144
- “Clo” frequency rank
- #39,755
- “coos” frequency rank
- 87899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clo | coos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of close (in street addresses). | third-person singular simple present indicative of coo |
Letter map: Clo vs coos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clo and coos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Clo runs 3 letters (CCV) against coos's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Clo vs coos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clo is anoun and coosaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clo is recorded at frequency rank #48,144, classified as anoun. coos is at rank #39,755, tagged as averb, pronounced /kuːz/.
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 87899, this pair ranks #7,018 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Clo vs coos
Shared letters: co. Private to "Clo": l. Private to "coos": s.
"Clo" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "coos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coos ← ccoos · cooss · coso · ocos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clo" for "coos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Clo" or "coos"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Clo" and "coos".
- Full dictionary entry for "Clo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,018 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clo" and "coos" 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 #7,018 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.