come

[ˈkome]

/[ˈkome]/ verb

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The verdict

“come” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,700) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,700
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-come · come · Spanish

come · rank #2,700 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,700
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Colonia

Nearest frequency peer: Colonia (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “come”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “come” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

come vs con
50% similar
come vs cum
50% similar
come vs cor
50% similar

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

Key facts for come
PropertyValue
Headwordcome
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkome]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,700
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “come”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).comecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Colonia” (#2,699), “comunicaciones” (#2,701), “California” (#2,698). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “come” va en #2,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for come is neighbouring look-alikes ("con", "cum", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈkome]. Frequency #2,700 among 8,288 “C” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for come, with forms such as "ccome", "cmoe", and "coem". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "con", "cum", "cor", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is come, spelled C-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comer.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de comer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccome
  • cmoe
  • coem
  • ocme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of come - 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.

ccome1cmoe2coem2ocme2
Edit distance from "come"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "come"?
"come" is spelled C-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkome].
What does "come" mean?
As a verb, "come" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comer.
What words are commonly confused with "come"?
"come" is commonly confused with "con", "cum", "cor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "come"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "come" is [ˈkome]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "come" come from?
"come" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dará#2,705veía#2,691paro#2,678oído#2,737

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list