# came vs chase

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### chase
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃeɪs/ · frequency rank #3,354*
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-chase