close to
\ˈkloʊs tu\
The verdict
“close to” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Près de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-close-to · close to · French
close to · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « close to » en français
Rare enough to double-check
close to is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ˈkloʊs tu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how close to appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I feel very close to him.
Don’t get too close to the edge of the cliff.
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.