# closes vs cloves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### closes
*verb · IPA /ˈkloʊzɪz/ · frequency rank #7,541*
third-person singular simple present indicative of close

### cloves
*noun · IPA /kləʊvz/ · frequency rank #26,373*
plural of clove

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/closes-vs-cloves