Which to use
“close” is a noun and “cos” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,457
- “close” frequency rank
- #27,810
- “cos” frequency rank
- 37267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | close | cos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | qualquer coisa |
Letter map: close vs cos
Shared letters muted; letters that set close and cos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: close vs cos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: close is anoun and cosapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
close is recorded at frequency rank #9,457, classified as anoun. cos is at rank #27,810, tagged as apron.
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 37267, this pair ranks #29,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of close vs cos
Shared letters: cos. Private to "close": el. Private to "cos": -.
"close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- close ← cclose · cllose · cloes · closse · clsoe · colse · lcose
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "close" for "cos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "close" and "cos". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "close" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "close" and "cos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cos". 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 #29,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.