Which to use
“comment” is an adverb and “commente” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #143
- “comment” frequency rank
- #9,451
- “commente” frequency rank
- 9594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comment | commente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | De quelle manière ; de quelle sorte ; par quel procédé. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de commenter. |
Where the eye mixes comment and commente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comment and commente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comment is \kɔ.mɑ̃\ while commente is \kɔ.mɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “comment” sits inside “commente”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comment is recorded at frequency rank #143, classified as anadv, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃\. commente is at rank #9,451, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃t\.
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 9594, this pair ranks #416,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comment vs commente
Shared letters: cemnot. Private to "comment": -. Private to "commente": -.
"comment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "commente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "comment" and "commente" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "comment" or "commente"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comment" and "commente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commente vs commère". 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 #416,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.