closed

/kləʊzd/

//kləʊzd// adj

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"closed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“closed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,327
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-closed · closed · English

closed · rank #1,327 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,327
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH caught

Nearest frequency peer: caught (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “closed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “closed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

closed vs coed
67% similar
closed vs cloud
67% similar
closed vs coded
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for closed
PropertyValue
Headwordclosed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kləʊzd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,327
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “closed”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).closedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “caught” (#1,326), “congress” (#1,328), “yesterday” (#1,325). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “closed” is #1,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around closed (IPA /kləʊzd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,327 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 25 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for closed, with forms such as "cclosed", "cllosed", and "cloesd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coed", "cloud", "coded", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is closed, spelled C-L-O-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
  2. 2
    Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
  3. 3
    Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
  4. 4
    Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
  5. 5
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
  6. 6
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
  7. 7
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
  8. 8
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
  9. 9
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
  10. 10
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
  11. 11
    Not available for operation, participation, interaction, etc.
  12. 12
    Completed, finalised.
  13. 13
    Completed, finalised.
  14. 14
    Completed, finalised.
  15. 15
    Completed, finalised.
  16. 16
    Having an open complement.
  17. 17
    Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
  18. 18
    Lacking a free variable.
  19. 19
    Lacking endpoints. For parametric curves, with the same image for the ends of the domain.
  20. 20
    Lacking a boundary.
  21. 21
    Formed by closing the mouth and nose passages completely, like the consonants /t/, /d/, and /p/.
  22. 22
    Having the sound cut off sharply by a following consonant, like the /ɪ/ in pin.
  23. 23
    Having component words joined together without spaces or hyphens; for example, timeslot as opposed to time slot or time-slot.
  24. 24
    Synonym of close.
  25. 25
    Of a club, bat or other hitting implement; angled downwards and/or (for a right-hander) anticlockwise of straight.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how closed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
  2. The channel was closed as a result of thick ice.

Synonyms

shut

Antonyms

open

This word in other languages

cerrado(Español)fermé(Français)geschlossen(Deutsch)fechado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclosed
  • cllosed
  • cloesd
  • closde
  • closedd
  • clossed
  • clsoed
  • colsed
  • lcosed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of closed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cclosed1cllosed1cloesd2closde2closedd1clossed1clsoed2colsed2
Edit distance from "closed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "closed"?
"closed" is spelled C-L-O-S-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kləʊzd/.
What does "closed" mean?
As an adjective, "closed" means: Physically obstructed, sealed, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "closed"?
"closed" is commonly confused with "coed", "cloud", "coded". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "closed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "closed" is /kləʊzd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "closed" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "closed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caught#1,326damage#1,329doctor#1,332Indian#1,309

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

disease9 variantsmarriage9 variantsdirect9 variantsbought9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list