Which to use
“commands” and “comments” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,544
- “commands” frequency rank
- #1,421
- “comments” frequency rank
- 8965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commands | comments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of command | plural of comment |
Where the eye mixes commands and comments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commands with comments
A purely visual mix-up. commands (/kəˈmændz/) and comments (/ˈkɑmɛnts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commands is recorded at frequency rank #7,544, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmændz/. comments is at rank #1,421, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɑmɛnts/.
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 8965, this pair ranks #499,782 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commands vs comments
Shared letters: cmnos. Private to "commands": ad. Private to "comments": et.
"commands" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "comments" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commands" and "comments" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "commands" or "comments"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "commands" and "comments" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commands" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comments" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #499,782 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commands" and "comments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commenter vs comments". 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 #499,782 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.