Which to use
“coms” and “kom” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,773
- “coms” frequency rank
- #49,179
- “kom” frequency rank
- 85952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coms | kom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abréviation populaire de commissions. | Ton (de la voix). |
Same sound, different letters: coms vs kom
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters. coms runs 4 letters (CVCC) against kom's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - coms and kom
This is the hard kind. coms and kom are pronounced identically (\kɔm\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85952, 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\. kom is at rank #49,179, 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 85952, this pair ranks #10,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of coms vs kom
Shared letters: mo. Private to "coms": cs. Private to "kom": k.
"coms" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "kom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coms ← ccoms · cmos · comms · comss · cosm · ocms
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coms" and "kom" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "coms" vs "kom" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "coms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coms" and "kom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kom vs ky". 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 #10,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.