Which to use
“Clos” is a name and “co” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- #617
- “co” frequency rank
- 44740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clos | co |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Clipping of company. |
Letter map: Clos vs co
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clos and co apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Clos and co
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clos is aname and coanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clos is recorded at frequency rank #44,123, classified as aname. co is at rank #617, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəʊ/.
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 44740, this pair ranks #227,793 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Clos vs co
Shared letters: co. Private to "Clos": ls. Private to "co": -.
"Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "co" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Clos ← cclos · cllos · closs · clso · lcos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Clos" and "co" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Clos" or "co"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Clos" and "co".
- Full dictionary entry for "Clos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "co" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,793 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clos" and "co" 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 #227,793 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.