Which to use
“cock” and “com” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,235
- “cock” frequency rank
- #3,446
- “com” frequency rank
- 40681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cock | com |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Coq, et généralement tout mâle de la famille des gallinacés. | Communication. |
Where the eye mixes cock and com
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cock and com
A purely visual mix-up. cock (\ˈkɑːk\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cock is recorded at frequency rank #37,235, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɑːk\. 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 40681, this pair ranks #238,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cock vs com
Shared letters: co. Private to "cock": k. Private to "com": m.
"cock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "com" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cock ← ccock · ccok · cocck · cockk · cokc · occk
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cock" and "com" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cock" vs "com" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cock" and "com" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cock" 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 #238,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cock" and "com" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CCE vs cock". 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 #238,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.