Which to use
“comma” and “command” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,315
- “comma” frequency rank
- #2,032
- “command” frequency rank
- 22347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comma | command |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. | An order to do something. |
Where the eye mixes comma and command
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comma and command
A purely visual mix-up. comma (/ˈkɒmə/) and command (/kəˈmɑːnd/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “comma” sits inside “command”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comma is recorded at frequency rank #20,315, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒmə/. command is at rank #2,032, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɑːnd/.
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 22347, this pair ranks #417,253 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comma vs command
Shared letters: acmo. Private to "comma": -. Private to "command": dn.
"comma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "command" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comma" and "command" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comma" or "command"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comma" and "command" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "command" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,253 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comma" and "command" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comma vs coms". 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 #417,253 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.