Which to use
“Cafés” is a noun and “comes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,661
- “Cafés” frequency rank
- #26,352
- “comes” frequency rank
- 43013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Cafés | comes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Café | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs come |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Cafés and comes apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Cafés is [kaˈfeːs] while comes is [kʌmz]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Cafés is recorded at frequency rank #16,661, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaˈfeːs]. comes is at rank #26,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʌmz].
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 43013, this pair ranks #1,431,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Cafés vs comes
Shared letters: cs. Private to "Cafés": afé. Private to "comes": emo.
"Cafés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comes ← ccomes · cmoes · coems · comess · commes · comse · ocmes
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Cafés" and "comes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Cafés" or "comes"?
Remembering Cafés vs comes
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Cafés”; for a verb, it's “comes”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Cafés” entry
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