Which to use
“clopes” and “clos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,652
- “clopes” frequency rank
- #5,433
- “clos” frequency rank
- 23085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clopes | clos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de clope. | Espace de terre cultivé et fermé de murs ou de haies, de fossés, etc. |
Where the eye mixes clopes and clos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clopes with clos
A purely visual mix-up. clopes (\klɔp\) and clos (\klo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clopes is recorded at frequency rank #17,652, classified as anoun, pronounced \klɔp\. clos is at rank #5,433, tagged as anoun, pronounced \klo\.
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 23085, this pair ranks #354,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clopes vs clos
Shared letters: clos. Private to "clopes": ep. Private to "clos": -.
"clopes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "clopes" and "clos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "clopes" or "clos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "clopes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,459 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clopes" and "clos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clopes vs codés". 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 #354,459 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.