Which to use
“comment” is a noun and “commit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,392
- “comment” frequency rank
- #4,067
- “commit” frequency rank
- 5459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comment | commit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A spoken or written remark. | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
Where the eye mixes comment and commit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comment and commit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comment is /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/ while commit is /kəˈmɪt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comment is recorded at frequency rank #1,392, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/. commit is at rank #4,067, tagged as averb, pronounced /kəˈmɪt/.
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 5459, this pair ranks #515,260 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comment vs commit
Shared letters: cmot. Private to "comment": en. Private to "commit": i.
"comment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "commit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comment" for "commit" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "comment" or "commit" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,260 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comment" and "commit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comming vs commit". 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 #515,260 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.