Which to use
“came” and “comes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,428
- “came” frequency rank
- #26,352
- “comes” frequency rank
- 63780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | came | comes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs come | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs come |
Letter map: came vs comes
Shared letters muted; letters that set came and comes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: came and comes
came and comes are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
came is recorded at frequency rank #37,428, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 63780, this pair ranks #664,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of came vs comes
Shared letters: cem. Private to "came": a. Private to "comes": os.
"came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "comes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "came" and "comes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "came" vs "comes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "came" vs "comes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "came" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #664,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "came" and "comes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "came vs puzzles". 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 #664,645 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.