comfort

/ˈkʌm.fət/

//ˈkʌm.fət// noun

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"comfort" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“comfort” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,548. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,548
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contentment, ease.

Corpus desk

Index EN-comfort · comfort · English

comfort · rank #3,548 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,548
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH colonel

Nearest frequency peer: colonel (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “comfort”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “comfort” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

comfort vs conform
71% similar
comfort vs compost
71% similar
comfort vs consort
71% similar

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

Key facts for comfort
PropertyValue
Headwordcomfort
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʌm.fət/
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,548
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “comfort” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).comfortlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “colonel” (#3,547), “controls” (#3,549), “bureau” (#3,546). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around comfort (IPA /ˈkʌm.fət/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,548 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for comfort, with forms such as "ccomfort", "cmofort", and "cofmort". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "conform", "compost", "consort", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English comfort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confortō. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre. The correct English form is comfort, spelled C-O-M-F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contentment, ease.
  2. 2
    Something that offers comfort.
  3. 3
    A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.
  4. 4
    A cause of relief or satisfaction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sleep in comfort with our new mattress.
  2. But all was in vain: For having ranged up and down the Woods for ſome days, without finding the leaſt comfort to their hungry deſires, they were forced to return again unto the River. […] At laſt they arrived at the Coaſt of the Sea, where they found ſome comfort and relief to their former miſeries, and alſo means to ſeek more.

Etymology

From Middle English comfort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confortō. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre.

This word in other languages

comodidad(Español)confort(Français)Behaglichkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomfort
  • cmofort
  • cofmort
  • comffort
  • comforrt
  • comfortt
  • comfotr
  • comfrot
  • commfort
  • comofrt
  • ocmfort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccomfort1cmofort2cofmort2comffort1comforrt1comfortt1comfotr2comfrot2
Edit distance from "comfort"

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 "comfort"?
"comfort" is spelled C-O-M-F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌm.fət/.
What does "comfort" mean?
As a noun, "comfort" means: Contentment, ease.
What words are commonly confused with "comfort"?
"comfort" is commonly confused with "conform", "compost", "consort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comfort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comfort" is /ˈkʌm.fət/. 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 "comfort"?
From Middle English comfort, from Old French cunfort, confort, from the stem of Late Latin confortō. It replaced Old English frofor, Middle English frovre. 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 "comfort", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

colonel#3,547demands#3,553Anthony#3,541amounts#3,540

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

stomach11 variantsmemorial11 variantsopinions11 variantsacquired11 variants

What to do next

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  • "comfort" maps to 6 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "conform". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,548 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list