close

noun

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The verdict

“close” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,457
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tomada realizada com um dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico em que se enche o enquadramento com o objeto filmado ou fotografado através do zum ou aproximando o dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico

Corpus desk

Index PT-close · close · Portuguese

close · rank #9,457 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,457
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cinto

Nearest frequency peer: cinto (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “close”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “close” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

close vs cos
60% similar
close vs core
60% similar
close vs cone
60% similar

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

Key facts for close
PropertyValue
Headwordclose
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,457
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “close”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.closecai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cinto” (#9,456), “colorido” (#9,458), “cerâmica” (#9,455). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “close” fica em #9,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around close, anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,457 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for close, with forms such as "cclose", "cllose", and "cloes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "cos", "core", "cone", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is close, spelled C-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    tomada realizada com um dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico em que se enche o enquadramento com o objeto filmado ou fotografado através do zum ou aproximando o dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico
  2. 2
    observada, olhada

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dá um close nisso que tá acontecendo ali.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclose
  • cllose
  • cloes
  • closse
  • clsoe
  • colse
  • lcose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of close - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cclose1cllose1cloes2closse1clsoe2colse2lcose2
Edit distance from "close"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "close"?
"close" is spelled C-L-O-S-E.
What does "close" mean?
As a noun, "close" means: tomada realizada com um dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico em que se enche o enquadramento com o objeto filmado ou fotografado através do zum ou aproximando o dispositivo filmador ou fotográfico
What words are commonly confused with "close"?
"close" is commonly confused with "cos", "core", "cone". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "close" come from?
"close" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cinto#9,456boate#9,450banca#9,448sonha#9,410

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

punho7 variantsmotel7 variantsjudas7 variantsJeans7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list