Which to use
“closes” is a verb and “Codes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,541
- “closes” frequency rank
- #5,307
- “Codes” frequency rank
- 12848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | closes | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of close | A diminutive of the male given name Cody. |
Letter map: closes vs Codes
Shared letters muted; letters that set closes and Codes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for closes / Codes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: closes is averb and Codesaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
closes is recorded at frequency rank #7,541, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈkloʊzɪz/. Codes is at rank #5,307, tagged as aname.
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 12848, this pair ranks #479,213 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of closes vs Codes
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "closes": l. Private to "Codes": d.
"closes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Codes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "closes" and "Codes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "closes" or "Codes"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "closes" and "Codes".
- Full dictionary entry for "closes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Codes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #479,213 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "closes" and "Codes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Codes vs cower". 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 #479,213 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.