COMEX

\kɔ.mɛks\

/\kɔ.mɛks\/ noun

The verdict

“COMEX” is uncommon French (frequency #80,057 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,057
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de comex.

Key facts for COMEX
PropertyValue
HeadwordCOMEX
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.mɛks\
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,057
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “COMEX” sits in French 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). COMEX lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

COMEX is uncommon French at frequency #80,057 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.mɛks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de comex.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for COMEX, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is COMEX, spelled C-O-M-E-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de comex.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "COMEX"?
"COMEX" is spelled C-O-M-E-X. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.mɛks\.
What does "COMEX" mean?
As a noun, "COMEX" means: Variante orthographique de comex.
How do you pronounce "COMEX"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "COMEX" is \kɔ.mɛks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "COMEX" come from?
"COMEX" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “COMEX”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-E-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.mɛks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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