kom vs kommt, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“kom” and “kommt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,482
“kom” frequency rank: #128
“kommt” frequency rank: 26610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	kom	kommt
Definition	Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs komme	3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set kom and kommt apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

kom

5 ch

kommt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. kom ([ˈɡ̊ʰʌmˀ]) and kommt ([kɔmt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “kom” sits inside “kommt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kom is recorded at frequency rank #26,482, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡ̊ʰʌmˀ]. kommt is at rank #128, tagged as averb, pronounced [kɔmt].

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 26610, this pair ranks #1,815,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of kom vs kommt

Shared letters: kmo. Private to "kom": -. Private to "kommt": t.

"kom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "kommt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

kommt ← kkommt · kmomt · kommtt · komt · komtm · okmmt

Frequency comparison

kom#26,482

kommt#128

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "kom" and "kommt" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈɡ̊ʰʌmˀ] versus [kɔmt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "kom" or "kommt"?

"kommt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #128 in our German list, against #26,482 for "kom". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering kom vs kommt

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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