# Como vs cont

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Como
*name · frequency rank #22,328*
A city and comune, the capital of the province of Como, Lombardy.

### cont
*verb · frequency rank #20,320*
Abbreviation of continue.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/como-vs-cont