Which to use
“comes” and “commet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,750
- “comes” frequency rank
- #13,547
- “commet” frequency rank
- 46297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comes | commet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l'indicatif présent du verbe to come. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de commettre. |
Where the eye mixes comes and commet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses comes with commet
A purely visual mix-up. comes (\kʌmz\) and commet (\kɔ.mɛ\) 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 46297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comes is recorded at frequency rank #32,750, classified as averb, pronounced \kʌmz\. commet is at rank #13,547, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɛ\.
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 46297, this pair ranks #196,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comes vs commet
Shared letters: cemo. Private to "comes": s. Private to "commet": t.
"comes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "commet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comes" and "commet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "comes" vs "commet" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "comes" and "commet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comes" and "commet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cakes vs comes". 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 #196,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.