Which to use
“kommen” is a verb and “Kümmel” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #181
- “kommen” frequency rank
- #37,040
- “Kümmel” frequency rank
- 37221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kommen | Kümmel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Ort erreichen, sich von einem Ort hierher begeben | Gewürzpflanze: Doldenblütler der Art Carum carvi |
Where the eye mixes kommen and Kümmel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kommen and Kümmel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between kommen and Kümmel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kommen is [ˈkɔmən] while Kümmel is [ˈkʏml̩]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kommen is recorded at frequency rank #181, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkɔmən]. Kümmel is at rank #37,040, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏml̩].
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 37221, this pair ranks #1,595,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kommen vs Kümmel
Shared letters: ekm. Private to "kommen": no. Private to "Kümmel": lü.
"kommen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Kümmel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- kommen ← kkommen · kmomen · komemn · komen · kommenn · kommne · okmmen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kommen" for "Kümmel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "kommen" or "Kümmel"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "kommen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kümmel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,595,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kommen" and "Kümmel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kämmen vs Kümmel". 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 #1,595,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.