Which to use
“CGI” and “com” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,892
- “CGI” frequency rank
- #3,446
- “com” frequency rank
- 28338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | CGI | com |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Protocole de communication utilisé par des serveurs HTTP, et qui permet l’exécution de pages web en en retournant les contenus générés, comme s’il s’agissait de ceux de fichiers. | Communication. |
Where the eye mixes CGI and com
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between CGI and com
A purely visual mix-up. CGI (\se.ʒe.i\) and com (\kɔm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
CGI is recorded at frequency rank #24,892, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.ʒe.i\. com is at rank #3,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔm\.
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 28338, this pair ranks #323,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of CGI vs com
Shared letters: c. Private to "CGI": gi. Private to "com": mo.
"CGI" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "com" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "CGI" for "com" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "CGI" or "com" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "CGI" and "com" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "CGI" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "com" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,445 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "CGI" and "com" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs CGI". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #323,445 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.