Which to use
“comeu” is a verb and “comum” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,395
- “comeu” frequency rank
- #667
- “comum” frequency rank
- 6062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comeu | comum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo comer | o ano comum, no calendário juliano ou no gregoriano |
Letter map: comeu vs comum
Shared letters muted; letters that set comeu and comum apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for comeu / comum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: comeu is averb and comumanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comeu is recorded at frequency rank #5,395, classified as averb. comum is at rank #667, tagged as anoun.
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 6062, this pair ranks #68,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of comeu vs comum
Shared letters: cmou. Private to "comeu": e. Private to "comum": -.
"comeu" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "comum" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comeu" and "comum" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "comeu" or "comum" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "comeu" vs "comum" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "comeu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comeu" and "comum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs comeu". 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 #68,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.