Which to use
“comments” is a noun and “commits” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,421
- “comments” frequency rank
- #15,135
- “commits” frequency rank
- 16556
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comments | commits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of comment | third-person singular simple present indicative of commit |
Where the eye mixes comments and commits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: comments vs commits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comments is /ˈkɑmɛnts/ while commits is /kəˈmɪts/. 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 16556, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comments is recorded at frequency rank #1,421, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɑmɛnts/. commits is at rank #15,135, tagged as averb, pronounced /kəˈmɪts/.
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 16556, this pair ranks #457,012 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comments vs commits
Shared letters: cmost. Private to "comments": en. Private to "commits": i.
"comments" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "commits" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comments" and "commits" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comments" or "commits"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comments" and "commits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comments" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #457,012 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comments" and "commits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comming vs commits". 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 #457,012 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.