closer

\klo.zœʁ\

/\klo.zœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“closer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,907. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,907
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Finisseur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-closer · closer · French

closer · rank #24,907 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,907
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH clap

Nearest frequency peer: clap (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « closer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « closer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

closer vs cover
67% similar
closer vs coder
67% similar
closer vs coter
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for closer
PropertyValue
Headwordcloser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\klo.zœʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,907
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « closer »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).closerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « clap » (#24,906), « coiffer » (#24,908), « circle » (#24,905). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « closer » est au #24,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around closer (IPA \klo.zœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,907 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Finisseur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for closer, with forms such as "ccloser", "clloser", and "cloesr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cover", "coder", "coter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is closer, spelled C-L-O-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Finisseur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how closer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il a parfois l’air un peu perdu, mais dans le dernier quart-temps, il réclame la balle. C’est un closer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccloser
  • clloser
  • cloesr
  • closerr
  • closre
  • closser
  • clsoer
  • colser
  • lcoser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of closer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccloser1clloser1cloesr2closerr1closre2closser1clsoer2colser2
Edit distance from "closer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "closer"?
"closer" is spelled C-L-O-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \klo.zœʁ\.
What does "closer" mean?
As a noun, "closer" means: Finisseur.
What words are commonly confused with "closer"?
"closer" is commonly confused with "cover", "coder", "coter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "closer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "closer" is \klo.zœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "closer" come from?
"closer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "closer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

circle#24,905chœurs#24,903devils#24,930bayard#24,875

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

charrette9 variantsdiverse9 variantsdressée9 variantsassouvir9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list