Which to use
“came” is a verb and “coms” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #294
- “came” frequency rank
- #48,668
- “coms” frequency rank
- 48962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | came | coms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past of come | Combinations (underwear). |
Letter map: came vs coms
Shared letters muted; letters that set came and coms apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. came (CVCV) and coms (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: came vs coms
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: came is averb and comsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
came is recorded at frequency rank #294, classified as averb, pronounced /keɪm/. coms is at rank #48,668, tagged as anoun.
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 48962, this pair ranks #188,147 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of came vs coms
Shared letters: cm. Private to "came": ae. Private to "coms": os.
"came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "coms" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "came" for "coms" ever safe?
Frequency check: "came" vs "coms" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "came" and "coms".
- Full dictionary entry for "came" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,147 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "came" and "coms" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cami vs coms". 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 #188,147 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.