Which to use
“Clos” is a name and “coos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- #39,755
- “coos” frequency rank
- 83878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clos | coos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | third-person singular simple present indicative of coo |
Letter map: Clos vs coos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clos and coos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Clos (CCVC) and coos (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for Clos / coos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clos is aname and coosaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “Clos” becomes o in “coos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clos is recorded at frequency rank #44,123, classified as aname. coos is at rank #39,755, tagged as averb, pronounced /kuːz/.
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 83878, this pair ranks #13,012 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Clos vs coos
Shared letters: cos. Private to "Clos": l. Private to "coos": -.
"Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "coos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Clos" and "coos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Clos" vs "coos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "Clos" vs "coos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Clos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,012 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clos" and "coos" 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 #13,012 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.