comedy

/ˈkɒmɪdi/

//ˈkɒmɪdi// noun

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"comedy" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“comedy” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,934
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece

Corpus desk

Index EN-comedy · comedy · English

comedy · rank #2,934 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,934
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clubs

Nearest frequency peer: clubs (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “comedy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “comedy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comedy vs comes
67% similar
comedy vs Corey
50% similar
comedy vs comet
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comedy
PropertyValue
Headwordcomedy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɒmɪdi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,934
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “comedy”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).comedylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “clubs” (#2,933), “commander” (#2,935), “clinical” (#2,932). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “comedy” is #2,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around comedy (IPA /ˈkɒmɪdi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,934 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for comedy, with forms such as "ccomedy", "cmoedy", and "coemdy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "comes", "Corey", "comet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English comedie, from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”). D… The correct English form is comedy, spelled C-O-M-E-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
  2. 2
    a light, amusing play with a happy ending
  3. 3
    a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy)
  4. 4
    a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone
  5. 5
    the genre of such works
  6. 6
    entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance
  7. 7
    the art of composing comedy
  8. 8
    a humorous event

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how comedy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A Midsummer Night's Dream is among Shakespeare's most famous comedies.
  2. Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?

Etymology

From Middle English comedie, from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”). Doublet of commedia.

Antonyms

dramatragedy

This word in other languages

comedia(Español)comédie(Français)Komödie(Deutsch)comédia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomedy
  • cmoedy
  • coemdy
  • comdey
  • comeddy
  • comedyy
  • comeyd
  • commedy
  • ocmedy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comedy - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccomedy1cmoedy2coemdy2comdey2comeddy1comedyy1comeyd2commedy1
Edit distance from "comedy"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comedy"?
"comedy" is spelled C-O-M-E-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒmɪdi/.
What does "comedy" mean?
As a noun, "comedy" means: a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
What words are commonly confused with "comedy"?
"comedy" is commonly confused with "comes", "Corey", "comet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comedy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comedy" is /ˈkɒmɪdi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "comedy"?
From Middle English comedie, from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, from Ancient Greek κωμῳδία (kōmōidía), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + either ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”) or ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”), both from ἀείδω (aeídō, “to... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comedy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list