Which to use
“commute” is a verb and “comte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,687
- “commute” frequency rank
- #32,330
- “comte” frequency rank
- 46017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commute | comte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen | A French count. |
Letter map: commute vs comte
Shared letters muted; letters that set commute and comte apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: commute vs comte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: commute is averb and comteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commute is recorded at frequency rank #13,687, classified as averb, pronounced /kəˈmjuːt/. comte is at rank #32,330, tagged as anoun.
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 46017, this pair ranks #215,787 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commute vs comte
Shared letters: cemot. Private to "commute": u. Private to "comte": -.
"commute" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "comte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commute" for "comte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "commute" vs "comte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "commute" and "comte".
- Full dictionary entry for "commute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,787 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commute" and "comte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coms vs comte". 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 #215,787 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.