Which to use
“cates” is a noun and “comes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,123
- “cates” frequency rank
- #432
- “comes” frequency rank
- 48555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cates | comes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. | third-person singular simple present indicative of come |
Letter map: cates vs comes
Shared letters muted; letters that set cates and comes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: cates vs comes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cates is anoun and comesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cates is recorded at frequency rank #48,123, classified as anoun. comes is at rank #432, tagged as averb, pronounced /kʌmz/.
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 48555, this pair ranks #191,937 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cates vs comes
Shared letters: ces. Private to "cates": at. Private to "comes": mo.
"cates" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cates" and "comes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cates" or "comes"?
Useful next steps
Pair "cates" vs "comes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cates" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,937 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cates" and "comes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cates vs catty". 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 #191,937 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.