Which to use
“comming” is a verb and “commons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,149
- “comming” frequency rank
- #5,665
- “commons” frequency rank
- 53814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comming | commons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling. | plural of common |
Letter map: comming vs commons
Shared letters muted; letters that set comming and commons apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - comming and commons
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: comming is averb and commonsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comming is recorded at frequency rank #48,149, classified as averb. commons is at rank #5,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɑmənz/.
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 53814, this pair ranks #145,972 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comming vs commons
Shared letters: cmno. Private to "comming": gi. Private to "commons": s.
"comming" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "commons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comming" and "commons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "comming" or "commons"?
After this comparison
You've compared "comming" and "commons". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "comming" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,972 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comming" and "commons" 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 #145,972 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.