Which to use
“cite” and “come” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,666
- “cite” frequency rank
- #161
- “come” frequency rank
- 11827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cite | come |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. | To move nearer to the point of perspective. |
Where the eye mixes cite and come
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. cite (/saɪt/) and come (/kʌm/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cite is recorded at frequency rank #11,666, classified as averb, pronounced /saɪt/. come is at rank #161, tagged as averb, pronounced /kʌm/.
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 11827, this pair ranks #484,921 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cite vs come
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cite": it. Private to "come": mo.
"cite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "come" · 4 letters · shape CVCV