# comeback

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌmbæk/ · frequency rank #6,552

## Definitions
1. A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
2. A retort or answer, particularly a quick or clever one.
3. An occurrence of an athlete or sports team in a competition overcoming a substantial disadvantage in points to win or draw.

## Etymology
Deverbal from come back.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccomeback`, `cmoeback`, `coemback`, `combeack`, `comeabck`, `comebacck`, `comebackk`, `comebakc`, `comebback`, `comebcak`, `commeback`, `ocmeback`

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