Which to use
“clos” and “cops” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,433
- “clos” frequency rank
- #39,241
- “cops” frequency rank
- 44674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | clos | cops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace de terre cultivé et fermé de murs ou de haies, de fossés, etc. | Enroulement de fils sur un tube cylindrique ou cylindro-conique. |
Where the eye mixes clos and cops
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses clos with cops
A purely visual mix-up. clos (\klo\) and cops (\kɔps\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44674, 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\. cops is at rank #39,241, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔps\.
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 44674, this pair ranks #208,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of clos vs cops
Shared letters: cos. Private to "clos": l. Private to "cops": p.
"clos" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cops" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "clos" for "cops" ever safe?
Which is more common, "clos" or "cops"?
After this comparison
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 "cops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "clos" and "cops" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cops vs coupa". 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 #208,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.