come to an end
"come-to-an-end" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“come to an end” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.
Corpus desk
Index EN-come-to-an-end · come to an end · English
come to an end · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- 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 | come to an end |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “come to an end” in English
Rare enough to double-check
come to an end is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for come to an end, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is come to an end, spelled C-O-M-E- -T-O- -A-N- -E-N-D.
Definition
- 1To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how come to an end appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The protests in Brazil are unfolding just as its long and heralded economic boom may be coming to an end.
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.