Which to use
“com” is a preposition and “cut” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14
- “com” frequency rank
- #11,244
- “cut” frequency rank
- 11258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | com | cut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica várias relações: companhia, causa, instrumento, ligação, modo, oposição | cortado |
Where the eye mixes com and cut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses com with cut
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: com is /kõ/ while cut is /ˈkʌt/. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
com is recorded at frequency rank #14, classified as aprep, pronounced /kõ/. cut is at rank #11,244, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkʌt/.
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 11258, this pair ranks #61,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of com vs cut
Shared letters: c. Private to "com": mo. Private to "cut": tu.
"com" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "cut" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "com" for "cut" ever safe?
Which is more common, "com" or "cut"?
What to do next
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 "cut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "com" and "cut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coat vs cut". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.