# comb vs comes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### comb
*noun · IPA /kəʊm/ · frequency rank #14,493*
A toothed implement:

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comb-vs-comes