Which to use
“clos” and “co” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,433
- “clos” frequency rank
- #1,856
- “co” frequency rank
- 7289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clos | co |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace de terre cultivé et fermé de murs ou de haies, de fossés, etc. | Connexion. |
Where the eye mixes clos and co
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clos with co
A purely visual mix-up. clos (\klo\) and co (\ko\) 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 7289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
clos is recorded at frequency rank #5,433, classified as anoun, pronounced \klo\. co is at rank #1,856, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ko\.
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 7289, this pair ranks #423,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of clos vs co
Shared letters: co. Private to "clos": ls. Private to "co": -.
"clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "co" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clos ← cclos · cllos · closs · clso · lcos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "clos" and "co" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "clos" or "co"?
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 "clos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "co" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clos" and "co" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clos vs coon". 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 #423,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.