Which to use
“close” and “come” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,560
- “close” frequency rank
- #2,700
- “come” frequency rank
- 35260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | close | come |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cerrar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comer. |
Where the eye mixes close and come
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses close with come
A purely visual mix-up. close (/kləʊz/) and come ([ˈkome]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
close is recorded at frequency rank #32,560, classified as averb, pronounced /kləʊz/. come is at rank #2,700, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkome].
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 35260, this pair ranks #187,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of close vs come
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "close": ls. Private to "come": m.
"close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "come" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "close" for "come" ever safe?
Frequency check: "close" vs "come" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "close" and "come" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "close" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "come" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "close" and "come" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "close vs clown". 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 #187,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.