Which to use
“comming” and “commit” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,149
- “comming” frequency rank
- #4,067
- “commit” frequency rank
- 52216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comming | commit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling. | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
Letter map: comming vs commit
Shared letters muted; letters that set comming and commit apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - comming / commit
comming and commit 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comming is recorded at frequency rank #48,149, classified as averb. 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 52216, this pair ranks #158,912 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comming vs commit
Shared letters: cimo. Private to "comming": gn. Private to "commit": t.
"comming" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "commit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comming" and "commit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "comming" vs "commit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "comming" vs "commit" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "comming" 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 #158,912 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comming" and "commit" 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 #158,912 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.