close
The verdict
“close” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,457 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,457
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | close |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,457 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “close” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for close is 5 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #9,457 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1tomada 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
- 2observada, olhada
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.
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.
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Using “close”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-L-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “cos” - see the side-by-side comparison. close vs cos
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.