# came vs case

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### came
*verb · IPA /keɪm/ · frequency rank #294*
simple past of come

### case
*noun · IPA /keɪs/ · frequency rank #255*
An actual event, situation, or fact.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-case