comming

verb

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

The verdict

“comming” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,149
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling.

Corpus desk

Index EN-comming · comming · English

comming · rank #48,149 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,149
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Colson

Nearest frequency peer: Colson (-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 “comming”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “comming” 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).

comming vs common
71% similar
comming vs commit
71% similar
comming vs coping
71% similar

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

Key facts for comming
PropertyValue
Headwordcomming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,149
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “comming”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).comminglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Colson” (#48,148), “Constantin” (#48,150), “cookware” (#48,151). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “comming” is #48,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around comming, averb. Corpus frequency is #48,149 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for comming, with forms such as "ccomming", "cmoming", and "comimng". 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, "common", "commit", "coping", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is comming, spelled C-O-M-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. When ſhe knew this galley a farre of, ſhe lift vp a ſigne in the poope of her ſhippe, and ſo Antonius comming to it, was pluckt vp where Cleopatra was, howbeit he ſaw her not at his firſt comming, nor ſhe him, but went and ſate down alone in the prowe of his ſhippe, and ſaid neuer a word, clapping his head betwene both his hands.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomming
  • cmoming
  • comimng
  • commign
  • commingg
  • comminng
  • commnig
  • ocmming

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccomming1cmoming2comimng2commign2commingg1comminng1commnig2ocmming2
Edit distance from "comming"

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 "comming"?
"comming" is spelled C-O-M-M-I-N-G.
What does "comming" mean?
As a verb, "comming" means: Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling.
What words are commonly confused with "comming"?
"comming" is commonly confused with "common", "commit", "coping". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "comming" come from?
"comming" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list