Which to use
“komm” is a verb and “krumm” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,062
- “komm” frequency rank
- #24,416
- “krumm” frequency rank
- 25478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | komm | krumm |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommen | nicht gerade, sondern mit einer oder mehreren bogenförmigen Abweichungen |
Where the eye mixes komm and krumm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: komm vs krumm
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: komm is [kɔm] while krumm is [kʁʊm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
komm is recorded at frequency rank #1,062, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔm]. krumm is at rank #24,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kʁʊm].
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 25478, this pair ranks #1,832,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of komm vs krumm
Shared letters: km. Private to "komm": o. Private to "krumm": ru.
"komm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "krumm" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "komm" and "krumm" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "komm" or "krumm" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "komm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "krumm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,832,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "komm" and "krumm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "klamm vs krumm". 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 #1,832,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.