closed
/kloʊzd/adjective, verb
closed is spelled C-L-O-S-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 79 times per million words in written English, the 1,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, closed means “Made impassable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in closed?
| Letters | 6: C-L-O-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 79 times per million words; the 1,338th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is closed?
Closed appears 79 times per million words in written English, the 1,338th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce closed?
- UK /kləʊzd/
- US /kloʊzd/
Closed has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-closed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with closed?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as closed from its last stressed vowel (/oʊzd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does closed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made impassable.
A closed and locked door prevented my escape.
- 2
Sealed or covered.
Her eyes were tightly closed.
- 3
Physically drawn together, folded or contracted.
A book lay closed on the table.
- 4
In a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- 5
Not available for use or operation.
Phone lines are now closed.
- 6
Not operating or conducting trade.
Banks are closed on bank holidays.
- 7
Not allowing entrance to visitors or the public.
The museum is closed for the Christmas holidays.
- 8
Not receptive.
He is closed to new ideas.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of close
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Closed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fermé , privé |
| German | geschlossen, zu , nicht öffentlich |
| Portuguese | fechado |
| Spanish | cerrado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.