com-
/ˌkəm/
"com" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“com-” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The form of con- used before b, m, and p
Corpus desk
Index EN-com · com- · English
com- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | com- |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | /ˌkəm/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “com-” in English
Rare enough to double-check
com- is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed /ˌkəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The form of con- used before b, m, and p".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for com-, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin com (“with”), an archaic form of cum (“with”). The correct English form is com-, spelled C-O-M--.
Definition
- 1The form of con- used before b, m, and p
Etymology
From Latin com (“with”), an archaic form of cum (“with”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.