# comma vs command

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### comma
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒmə/ · frequency rank #20,315*
The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.

### command
*noun · IPA /kəˈmɑːnd/ · frequency rank #2,032*
An order to do something.

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