come again
"come-again" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“come again” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | come again |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “come again” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for come again is 10 letters long, classified as an interjection. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for come again in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is come again, spelled C-O-M-E- -A-G-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.
- 2Used as a polite farewell to a visitor, inviting a return visit.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “come again”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-E- -A-G-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.