# CMV vs comp

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### CMV
*noun · frequency rank #46,987*
Initialism of cytomegalovirus.

### comp
*adjective · IPA /kɒmp/ · frequency rank #8,911*
Clipping of complimentary.

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