Which to use
“close” is a verb and “culos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,560
- “close” frequency rank
- #14,326
- “culos” frequency rank
- 46886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | close | culos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cerrar. | Forma del plural de culo. |
Where the eye mixes close and culos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: close vs culos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: close is /kləʊz/ while culos is [ˈkulos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46886, 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/. culos is at rank #14,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkulos].
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 46886, this pair ranks #123,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of close vs culos
Shared letters: clos. Private to "close": e. Private to "culos": u.
"close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "culos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "close" and "culos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "close" vs "culos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "close" and "culos" 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 "culos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "close" and "culos" 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 #123,176 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.