Which to use
“como” is an adverb and “cord” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,500
- “como” frequency rank
- #36,862
- “cord” frequency rank
- 67362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | como | cord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | wie | längliches aus etwas zusammengedrehtes Ding, das beispielsweise als Gürtel getragen wird |
Letter map: como vs cord
Shared letters muted; letters that set como and cord apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: como vs cord
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: como is anadverb and cordanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
como is recorded at frequency rank #30,500, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. cord is at rank #36,862, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔː(r)d].
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 67362, this pair ranks #542,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of como vs cord
Shared letters: co. Private to "como": m. Private to "cord": dr.
"como" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "como" and "cord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "como" or "cord"?
Useful next steps
Pair "como" vs "cord" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "como" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #542,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "como" and "cord" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs cord". 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 #542,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.