Which to use
“command” is a noun and “comming” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,032
- “command” frequency rank
- #48,149
- “comming” frequency rank
- 50181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | command | comming |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An order to do something. | Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling. |
Letter map: command vs comming
Shared letters muted; letters that set command and comming apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: command vs comming
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: command is anoun and commingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
command is recorded at frequency rank #2,032, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɑːnd/. 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 50181, this pair ranks #176,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of command vs comming
Shared letters: cmno. Private to "command": ad. Private to "comming": gi.
"command" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "comming" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "command" for "comming" ever safe?
Frequency check: "command" vs "comming" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "command" and "comming". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "command" 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 #176,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "command" 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 #176,620 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.