Which to use
“commend” and “comming” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,887
- “commend” frequency rank
- #48,149
- “comming” frequency rank
- 69036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commend | comming |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To congratulate or reward. | Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling. |
Letter map: commend vs comming
Shared letters muted; letters that set commend and comming apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - commend / comming
commend and comming are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commend is recorded at frequency rank #20,887, classified as averb, pronounced /kəˈmɛnd/. 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 69036, this pair ranks #56,280 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of commend vs comming
Shared letters: cmno. Private to "commend": de. Private to "comming": gi.
"commend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "comming" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commend" and "comming" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "commend" or "comming" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "commend" 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 #56,280 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commend" 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 #56,280 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.