Which to use
“com” is a preposition and “cri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14
- “com” frequency rank
- #28,523
- “cri” frequency rank
- 28537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | com | cri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica várias relações: companhia, causa, instrumento, ligação, modo, oposição | povo indígena da América do Norte, que habitava desde as montanhas Rochosas até o oceano Atlântico, tanto nos Estados Unidos da América quanto no Canadá |
Where the eye mixes com and cri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses com with cri
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: com is /kõ/ while cri is /ˈkɾi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
com is recorded at frequency rank #14, classified as aprep, pronounced /kõ/. cri is at rank #28,523, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi/.
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 28537, this pair ranks #40,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of com vs cri
Shared letters: c. Private to "com": mo. Private to "cri": ir.
"com" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "cri" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "com" for "cri" ever safe?
Frequency check: "com" vs "cri" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "com" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "com" and "cri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cri". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,275 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.