closes

/ˈkloʊzɪz/

//ˈkloʊzɪz// verb

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

The verdict

“closes” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,541
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of close

Corpus desk

Index EN-closes · closes · English

closes · rank #7,541 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,541
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clearance

Nearest frequency peer: clearance (-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 “closes”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “closes” 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).

closes vs comes
67% similar
closes vs cross
67% similar
closes vs costs
67% similar

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

Key facts for closes
PropertyValue
Headwordcloses
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkloʊzɪz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,541
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “closes”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).closeslands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “clearance” (#7,540), “coincidence” (#7,542), “circulation” (#7,539). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “closes” is #7,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around closes (IPA /ˈkloʊzɪz/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,541 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of close".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for closes, with forms such as "ccloses", "clloses", and "cloess". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "comes", "cross", "costs", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is closes, spelled C-L-O-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of close

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccloses
  • clloses
  • cloess
  • closess
  • closses
  • clsoes
  • colses
  • lcoses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of closes - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccloses1clloses1cloess2closess1closses1clsoes2colses2lcoses2
Edit distance from "closes"

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 "closes"?
"closes" is spelled C-L-O-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkloʊzɪz/.
What does "closes" mean?
As a verb, "closes" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of close
What words are commonly confused with "closes"?
"closes" is commonly confused with "comes", "cross", "costs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "closes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "closes" is /ˈkloʊzɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "closes" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list