# Coates vs comes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Coates
*name · IPA /kəʊts/ · frequency rank #24,411*
A surname.

### comes
*verb · IPA /kʌmz/ · frequency rank #432*
third-person singular simple present indicative of come

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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