Which to use
“commented” is a verb and “comments” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,343
- “commented” frequency rank
- #1,421
- “comments” frequency rank
- 7764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commented | comments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of comment | plural of comment |
Where the eye mixes commented and comments
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commented with comments
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: commented is /ˈkɑmɛntɪd/ while comments is /ˈkɑmɛnts/. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commented is recorded at frequency rank #6,343, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈkɑmɛntɪd/. 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 7764, this pair ranks #505,684 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commented vs comments
Shared letters: cemnot. Private to "commented": d. Private to "comments": s.
"commented" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "comments" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commented" for "comments" ever safe?
Frequency check: "commented" vs "comments" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "commented" and "comments" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commented" 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 #505,684 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commented" and "comments" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commented vs contented". 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 #505,684 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.