Which to use
“close” and “cross” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,457
- “close” frequency rank
- #7,749
- “cross” frequency rank
- 17206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | close | cross |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | cruz |
Letter map: close vs cross
Shared letters muted; letters that set close and cross apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: close and cross
close and cross are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
close is recorded at frequency rank #9,457, classified as anoun. cross is at rank #7,749, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹɒs/.
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 17206, this pair ranks #54,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of close vs cross
Shared letters: cos. Private to "close": el. Private to "cross": r.
"close" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "cross" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "close" and "cross" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "close" or "cross" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "close" vs "cross" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "close" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cross" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "close" and "cross" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chess vs cross". 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 #54,107 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.