Which to use
“Clos” is a name and “cosy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,123
- “Clos” frequency rank
- #19,301
- “cosy” frequency rank
- 63424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Clos | cosy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable. |
Letter map: Clos vs cosy
Shared letters muted; letters that set Clos and cosy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Clos (CCVC) and cosy (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for Clos / cosy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Clos is aname and cosyanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Clos is recorded at frequency rank #44,123, classified as aname. cosy is at rank #19,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkəʊzi/.
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 63424, this pair ranks #83,055 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Clos vs cosy
Shared letters: cos. Private to "Clos": l. Private to "cosy": y.
"Clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cosy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Clos" and "cosy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Clos" or "cosy"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Clos" and "cosy".
- Full dictionary entry for "Clos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,055 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Clos" and "cosy" 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 #83,055 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.