Which to use
“Clos” is a name and “cools” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- #27,099
- “cools” frequency rank
- 71222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clos | cools |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | third-person singular simple present indicative of cool |
Letter map: Clos vs cools
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clos and cools apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Clos / cools
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clos is aname and coolsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clos is recorded at frequency rank #44,123, classified as aname. cools is at rank #27,099, tagged as averb, pronounced /kuːlz/.
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 71222, this pair ranks #47,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Clos vs cools
Shared letters: clos. Private to "Clos": -. Private to "cools": -.
"Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cools" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Clos" for "cools" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "Clos" or "cools" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Clos" and "cools".
- Full dictionary entry for "Clos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cools" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clos" and "cools" 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 #47,533 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.