Which to use
“coms” and “comtés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,773
- “coms” frequency rank
- #18,441
- “comtés” frequency rank
- 55214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coms | comtés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abréviation populaire de commissions. | Pluriel de comté. |
Where the eye mixes coms and comtés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coms and comtés
A purely visual mix-up. coms (\kɔm\) and comtés (\kɔ̃.te\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coms is recorded at frequency rank #36,773, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔm\. comtés is at rank #18,441, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.te\.
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 55214, this pair ranks #128,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coms vs comtés
Shared letters: cmos. Private to "coms": -. Private to "comtés": té.
"coms" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "comtés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coms ← ccoms · cmos · comms · comss · cosm · ocms
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coms" for "comtés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coms" vs "comtés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coms" and "comtés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comtés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coms" and "comtés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coms vs kom". 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 #128,921 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.