comes
/ˈkəʊmiːz/noun, verb
comes is spelled C-O-M-E-S: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 229 times per million words in written English, the 437th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, comes means “The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in comes?
| Letters | 5: C-O-M-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 229 times per million words; the 437th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is comes?
Comes appears 229 times per million words in written English, the 437th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce comes?
- /ˈkəʊmiːz/
- /ˈkəʊmɪs/
As a verb: /kʌmz/.
Comes has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-comes.wav, En-us-comes.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does comes mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The answer to the theme, or dux, in a fugue.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of come
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does comes come from?
Borrowed from Latin comes (“a companion”). Doublet of comte, conte, and count.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).