comment

/ˈkɒm.ɛnt/

//ˈkɒm.ɛnt// noun

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

The verdict

“comment” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,392
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A spoken or written remark.

Corpus desk

Index EN-comment · comment · English

comment · rank #1,392 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,392
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Christian

Nearest frequency peer: Christian (-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 “comment”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “comment” 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).

comment vs common
71% similar
comment vs commit
71% similar
comment vs covent
71% similar

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

Key facts for comment
PropertyValue
Headwordcomment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɒm.ɛnt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,392
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “comment”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Christian” (#1,391), “equipment” (#1,393), “characters” (#1,390). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “comment” is #1,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around comment (IPA /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,392 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for comment, with forms such as "ccomment", "cmoment", and "comemnt". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "common", "commit", "covent", 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 coment, comment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum (“comment, interpretation”), from Classical Latin commentum (“invention, fabrication”). The correct English form is comment, spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A spoken or written remark.
  2. 2
    The act of commenting.
  3. 3
    The part of a sentence that provides new information regarding the current theme.
  4. 4
    A remark embedded in source code in such a way that it will be ignored by the compiler or interpreter, typically to help people to understand the code.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I have no comment on that.
  2. Pay attention to the teacher's comments in the margin of your marked essay.

Etymology

From Middle English coment, comment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum (“comment, interpretation”), from Classical Latin commentum (“invention, fabrication”).

This word in other languages

comentario(Español)commentaire(Français)Kommentar(Deutsch)comentário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomment
  • cmoment
  • comemnt
  • coment
  • commennt
  • commentt
  • commetn
  • commnet
  • ocmment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comment - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccomment1cmoment2comemnt2coment1commennt1commentt1commetn2commnet2
Edit distance from "comment"

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 "comment"?
"comment" is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/.
What does "comment" mean?
As a noun, "comment" means: A spoken or written remark.
What words are commonly confused with "comment"?
"comment" is commonly confused with "common", "commit", "covent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comment" is /ˈkɒm.ɛnt/. 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 "comment"?
From Middle English coment, comment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum (“comment, interpretation”), from Classical Latin commentum (“invention, fabrication”). 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 "comment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

killing#1,397primary#1,404purpose#1,405reality#1,375

Similar misspelling depth

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

helped9 variantsbroken9 variantsnation9 variantsprices9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list