Which to use
“Clo” and “crow” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,144
- “Clo” frequency rank
- #9,590
- “crow” frequency rank
- 57734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clo | crow |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of close (in street addresses). | A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call. |
Letter map: Clo vs crow
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clo and crow apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Clo and crow are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clo is recorded at frequency rank #48,144, classified as anoun. crow is at rank #9,590, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹəʊ/.
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 57734, this pair ranks #117,381 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Clo vs crow
Shared letters: co. Private to "Clo": l. Private to "crow": rw.
"Clo" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "crow" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- crow ← ccrow · corw · croww · crrow · crwo · rcow