This makes it unlikely that in them comist is a homœograph for comsist. But the words are very similar in shape, and careless reading of an original comsist may have resulted in substitution of comist.
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homograph — noun /ˈhɒməɡrɑːf,ˈhəʊməɡræf,ˈhɑːməɡræf,ˈhoʊməɡræf/ A word that is spelled the same as another but has a different meaning and usually a different etymology. See Also: homœograph, homographic, homography … Wiktionary
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
