Which to use
“close” is a verb and “Cosme” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,560
- “close” frequency rank
- #27,548
- “Cosme” frequency rank
- 60108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | close | Cosme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cerrar. | Nombre de pila de varón |
Where the eye mixes close and Cosme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between close and Cosme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: close is /kləʊz/ while Cosme is [ˈkosme]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60108, 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/. Cosme is at rank #27,548, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkosme].
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 60108, this pair ranks #60,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of close vs Cosme
Shared letters: ceos. Private to "close": l. Private to "Cosme": m.
"close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Cosme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "close" and "Cosme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "close" or "Cosme" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "close" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cosme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "close" and "Cosme" 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 #60,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.