Which to use
“Clos” is a name and “closes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- #7,541
- “closes” frequency rank
- 51664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clos | closes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | third-person singular simple present indicative of close |
Letter map: Clos vs closes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clos and closes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Clos runs 4 letters (CCVC) against closes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for Clos / closes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clos is aname and closesaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Clos” sits inside “closes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clos is recorded at frequency rank #44,123, classified as aname. closes is at rank #7,541, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkloʊzɪz/.
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 51664, this pair ranks #163,554 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clos vs closes
Shared letters: clos. Private to "Clos": -. Private to "closes": e.
"Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "closes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Clos" and "closes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Clos" or "closes"?
What to do next
You've compared "Clos" and "closes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "closes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,554 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clos" and "closes" 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 #163,554 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.