close to
\ˈkloʊs tu\
The verdict
“close to” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a preposition - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Près de.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | close to |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | \ˈkloʊs tu\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “close to” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for close to is 8 letters long, classified as a preposition, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈkloʊs tu\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Près de.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for close to, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is close to, spelled C-L-O-S-E- -T-O.
Definition
- 1Près de.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “close to”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-L-O-S-E- -T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈkloʊs tu\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.