Which to use
“Clos” is a name and “closed” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- #1,327
- “closed” frequency rank
- 45450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clos | closed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Physically obstructed, sealed, etc. |
Letter map: Clos vs closed
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clos and closed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Clos runs 4 letters (CCVC) against closed's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Clos and closed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clos is aname and closedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Clos” sits inside “closed”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clos is recorded at frequency rank #44,123, classified as aname. closed is at rank #1,327, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kləʊzd/.
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 45450, this pair ranks #221,165 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clos vs closed
Shared letters: clos. Private to "Clos": -. Private to "closed": de.
"Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "closed" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Clos" and "closed" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Clos" or "closed"?
After this comparison
You've compared "Clos" and "closed". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "closed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,165 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clos" and "closed" 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 #221,165 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.