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 eye mixes kom and kommt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kom runs 3 letters (CVC) against kommt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kom vs kommt
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kom" and "kommt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kom" or "kommt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "kom" and "kommt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,815,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kom" and "kommt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kola vs kom". 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 #1,815,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.