Which to use
“cmon” is a contraction and “cog” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,403
- “cmon” frequency rank
- #28,496
- “cog” frequency rank
- 55899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cmon | cog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of c'mon. | A tooth on a gear. |
Letter map: cmon vs cog
Shared letters muted; letters that set cmon and cog apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for cmon / cog
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cmon is acontraction and coganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cmon is recorded at frequency rank #27,403, classified as acontraction. cog is at rank #28,496, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɒɡ/.
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 55899, this pair ranks #130,100 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cmon vs cog
Shared letters: co. Private to "cmon": mn. Private to "cog": g.
"cmon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "cog" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cmon ← ccmon · cmmon · cmno · cmonn · comn · mcon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cmon" and "cog" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cmon" vs "cog" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cmon" and "cog".
- Full dictionary entry for "cmon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,100 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cmon" and "cog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CGT vs cog". 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 #130,100 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.