Which to use
“cold” is an adjective and “come” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,139
- “cold” frequency rank
- #7,944
- “come” frequency rank
- 31083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cold | come |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Froid. | Chevelure. |
Letter map: cold vs come
Shared letters muted; letters that set cold and come apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: cold vs come
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cold is anadjective and comeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cold is recorded at frequency rank #23,139, classified as anadj, pronounced \kəʊld\. come is at rank #7,944, tagged as anoun.
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 31083, this pair ranks #306,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cold vs come
Shared letters: co. Private to "cold": dl. Private to "come": em.
"cold" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "come" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cold" and "come" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cold" vs "come" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "cold" vs "come" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cold" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "come" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,096 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cold" and "come" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cold vs conde". 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 #306,096 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.