# came

> English word · Verb · IPA /keɪm/ · frequency rank #294

## Definitions
1. simple past of come
2. past participle of come
3. simple past of cum

## Etymology
See come.

## Easily confused with
- **CM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cm)
- **CE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-ce)
- **can** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-can)
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-car)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cat)
- **cap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cap)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cum)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cue)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cas)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-che)
- **CMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cms)
- **Cao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cao)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-coe)
- **CMC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cmc)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cma)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-crm)
- **cee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cee)
- **CME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cme)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cte)
- **CBE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/came-vs-cbe)

## Common misspellings (4)
`caem`, `camme`, `ccame`, `cmae`

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