commevscorreConfusable pair

Quick tell: comme is a conjunction, corre is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comme” is a conjunction and “corre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,662
“comme” frequency rank
#3,037
“corre” frequency rank
50699
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comme corre
Definition Como. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de correr o de correrse.

Where the eye mixes comme and corre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
comme
5 ch
corre

Visual trap between comme and corre

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comme is [kɔm] while corre is [ˈkore]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comme is recorded at frequency rank #47,662, classified as aconj, pronounced [kɔm]. corre is at rank #3,037, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkore].

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 50699, this pair ranks #101,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comme vs corre

Shared letters: ceo. Private to "comme": m. Private to "corre": r.

"comme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "corre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • commeccomme · cmome · comem · ocmme
  • correccorre · core · crore · ocrre

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "comme" and "corre" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comme" is a conjunction and "corre" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "comme" vs "corre" - which ranks higher?
"corre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,037 in our Spanish list, against #47,662 for "comme". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "corre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comme" and "corre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comba vs comme". 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 #101,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list