Which to use
“cair” and “came” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,515
- “cair” frequency rank
- #294
- “came” frequency rank
- 47809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cair | came |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To go. | simple past of come |
Letter map: cair vs came
Shared letters muted; letters that set cair and came apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. cair (CVVC) and came (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - cair / came
cair and came are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cair is recorded at frequency rank #47,515, classified as averb. came is at rank #294, tagged as averb, pronounced /keɪm/.
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 47809, this pair ranks #199,007 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cair vs came
Shared letters: ac. Private to "cair": ir. Private to "came": em.
"cair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cair" for "came" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cair" or "came"?
What to do next
Pair "cair" vs "came" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "came" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,007 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cair" and "came" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cair vs CCI". 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 #199,007 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.