Which to use
“come” is a verb and “crime” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,700
- “come” frequency rank
- #33,514
- “crime” frequency rank
- 36214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | come | crime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de comer. | Crimen. |
Where the eye mixes come and crime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between come and crime
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: come is [ˈkome] while crime is /kʁim/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
come is recorded at frequency rank #2,700, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkome]. crime is at rank #33,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kʁim/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36214, this pair ranks #181,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of come vs crime
Shared letters: cem. Private to "come": o. Private to "crime": ir.
"come" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "come" for "crime" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "come" or "crime" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "come" and "crime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "come" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "come" and "crime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comme vs crime". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #181,827 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.