comer

/ˈkʌmɚ/

//ˈkʌmɚ// noun

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"comer" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“comer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,438. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,438
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.

Corpus desk

Index EN-comer · comer · English

comer · rank #34,438 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,438
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cometh

Nearest frequency peer: cometh (+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 “comer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “comer” 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).

comer vs cor
60% similar
comer vs core
60% similar
comer vs cope
60% similar

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

Key facts for comer
PropertyValue
Headwordcomer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʌmɚ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,438
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “comer”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “cometh” (#34,439), “combustible” (#34,436), “Coffey” (#34,435). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “comer” is #34,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around comer (IPA /ˈkʌmɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,438 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for comer, with forms such as "ccomer", "cmoer", and "coemr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cor", "core", "cope", 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 comere, equivalent to come + -er. The correct English form is comer, spelled C-O-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
  2. 2
    An ambitious person; one who is catching up in some contest and has a likelihood of victory;
  3. 3
    One who arrives.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. This guy is is a real comer.
  2. The transition from comer to also-ran can be quick.

Etymology

From Middle English comere, equivalent to come + -er.

This word in other languages

puntero(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomer
  • cmoer
  • coemr
  • comerr
  • commer
  • comre
  • ocmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccomer1cmoer2coemr2comerr1commer1comre2ocmer2
Edit distance from "comer"

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 "comer"?
"comer" is spelled C-O-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌmɚ/.
What does "comer" mean?
As a noun, "comer" means: One in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
What words are commonly confused with "comer"?
"comer" is commonly confused with "cor", "core", "cope". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comer" is /ˈkʌmɚ/. 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 "comer"?
From Middle English comere, equivalent to come + -er. 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 "comer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chock#34,430Ceres#34,426Dalit#34,455carer#34,420

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Coffey7 variantscaper7 variantsdebug7 variantsbriar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list