Which to use
“comme” is an adverb and “crime” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,383
- “comme” frequency rank
- #886
- “crime” frequency rank
- 37269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comme | crime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | como. | conduta descrita na legislação penal como sendo proibida, por meio de um tipo penal |
Where the eye mixes comme and crime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comme and crime
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comme is [kɔm] while crime is /ˈkɾi.mɨ/. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comme is recorded at frequency rank #36,383, classified as anadv, pronounced [kɔm]. crime is at rank #886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi.mɨ/.
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 37269, this pair ranks #29,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comme vs crime
Shared letters: cem. Private to "comme": o. Private to "crime": ir.
"comme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "comme" for "crime" ever safe?
Which is more common, "comme" or "crime"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comme" and "crime" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comme" and "crime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coice vs comme". 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 #29,383 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.