KomikvskommeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Komik is a noun, komme is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Komik” is a noun and “komme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,069
“Komik” frequency rank
#1,231
“komme” frequency rank
27300
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Komik komme
Definition Situation oder Handlung mit komischer Wirkung, die Lachen hervorrufen soll 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
Komik
5 ch
komme

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Komik is [ˈkoːmɪk] while komme is [ˈkɔmə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 27300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Komik is recorded at frequency rank #26,069, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoːmɪk]. komme is at rank #1,231, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔmə].

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 27300, this pair ranks #1,804,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Komik vs komme

Shared letters: kmo. Private to "Komik": i. Private to "komme": e.

"Komik" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "komme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Komikkkomik · kmoik · koimk · komikk · komki · kommik · okmik
  • kommekkomme · kmome · kome · komem · okmme

Frequency comparison

Komik#26,069
komme#1,231

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Komik" and "komme" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Komik" is a noun and "komme" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Komik" or "komme"?
"komme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,231 in our German list, against #26,069 for "Komik". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Komik vs komme

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Komik”; for a verb, it's “komme”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Komik” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list