closure

/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/

//ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)// noun

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"closure" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“closure” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,945 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,945
frequency rank, English
7
letters
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

closure vs close
71% similar
closure vs closer
71% similar
closure vs censure
71% similar

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

Key facts for closure
PropertyValue
Headwordclosure
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,945
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “closure” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for closure is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,945 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for closure, with forms such as "cclosure", "cllosure", and "closrue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "close", "closer", "censure", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English closure, from Old French closure, from Late Latin clausura, from Latin claudere (“to close”); see clausure and cloture (etymological doublets) and close. The correct English form is closure, spelled C-L-O-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
  2. 2
    A feeling of completeness; the experience of an emotional conclusion, usually to a difficult period.
  3. 3
    A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing.
  4. 4
    An abstraction that represents a function within an environment, a context consisting of the variables that are both bound at a particular time during the execution of the program and that are within the function's scope.
  5. 5
    The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property.
  6. 6
    The smallest closed set which contains the given set.
  7. 7
    The act of shutting; a closing.
  8. 8
    The act of shutting or closing something permanently or temporarily.
  9. 9
    That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed.
  10. 10
    That which encloses or confines; an enclosure.
  11. 11
    A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body.
  12. 12
    The phenomenon by which a group maintains its resources by the exclusion of others based on various criteria. ᵂᵖ
  13. 13
    The process whereby the reader of a comic book infers the sequence of events by looking at the picture panels.
  14. 14
    The element of packaging that closes a container.

Etymology

From Middle English closure, from Old French closure, from Late Latin clausura, from Latin claudere (“to close”); see clausure and cloture (etymological doublets) and close.

This word in other languages

cierre(Español)fermeture(Français)Schließung(Deutsch)encerramento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cclosure,cllosure,closrue,clossure,closuer,closurre,clousre,clsoure,colsure,lcosure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cclosure1cllosure1closrue2clossure1closuer2closurre1clousre2clsoure2
Edit distance from "closure"

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 "closure"?
"closure" is spelled C-L-O-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/.
What does "closure" mean?
As a noun, "closure" means: An event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
What words are commonly confused with "closure"?
"closure" is commonly confused with "close", "closer", "censure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "closure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "closure" is /ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "closure"?
From Middle English closure, from Old French closure, from Late Latin clausura, from Latin claudere (“to close”); see clausure and cloture (etymological doublets) and close. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “closure”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-L-O-S-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkləʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “close” - see the side-by-side comparison. closure vs close
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list