comming

verb

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

The verdict

“comming” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #48,149 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#48,149
frequency rank, English
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Obsolete spelling of coming, now an occasional misspelling.

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)

Where “comming” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for comming is 7 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #48,149 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.

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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Using “comming”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “common” - see the side-by-side comparison. comming vs common
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list