Which to use
“comes” and “cometh” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #432
- “comes” frequency rank
- #34,439
- “cometh” frequency rank
- 34871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comes | cometh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of come | third-person singular simple present indicative of come |
Where the eye mixes comes and cometh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comes and cometh
A purely visual mix-up. comes (/kʌmz/) and cometh (/ˈkʌm.əθ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comes is recorded at frequency rank #432, classified as averb, pronounced /kʌmz/. cometh is at rank #34,439, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkʌm.əθ/.
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 34871, this pair ranks #316,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comes vs cometh
Shared letters: cemo. Private to "comes": s. Private to "cometh": ht.
"comes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "cometh" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comes" and "cometh" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comes" or "cometh"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comes" and "cometh" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cometh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comes" and "cometh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cometh vs covet". 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 #316,914 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.