Which to use
“combing” is a noun and “comming” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,873
- “combing” frequency rank
- #48,149
- “comming” frequency rank
- 77022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | combing | comming |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act by which something is combed. | Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling. |
Letter map: combing vs comming
Shared letters muted; letters that set combing and comming apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: combing vs comming
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: combing is anoun and commingaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - b in “combing” becomes m in “comming”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
combing is recorded at frequency rank #28,873, classified as anoun. comming is at rank #48,149, tagged as averb.
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 77022, this pair ranks #28,445 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of combing vs comming
Shared letters: cgimno. Private to "combing": b. Private to "comming": -.
"combing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "comming" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "combing" and "comming" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "combing" or "comming" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "combing" vs "comming" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "combing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comming" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,445 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "combing" and "comming" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coining vs comming". 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 #28,445 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.