Koma
[ˈkoːma]
The verdict
“Koma” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,685) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #11,685
- frequency rank, German
- 4,158
- “K” headwords
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tiefe Bewusstlosigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-koma · Koma · German
Koma · rank #11,685 · 4 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,685
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 4 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,158
- PHOTO-FINISH Klärung
Nearest frequency peer: Klärung (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Koma“
Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten
- Klausur
Klausur
88,318 corpus weight
- Klärung
Klärung
88,317 corpus weight
- Koma
Koma
88,316 corpus weight
- kommend
kommend
88,315 corpus weight
- kommunale
kommunale
88,314 corpus weight
- Konsole
Konsole
88,313 corpus weight
What this shows Balken platzieren „Koma“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Koma |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkoːma] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #11,685 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Koma“
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for Koma is neighbouring look-alikes ("kot", "Kor", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈkoːma]. Frequency #11,685 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Gloss: "tiefe Bewusstlosigkeit".
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Koma, with forms such as "kkoma", "kmoa", and "koam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kot", "Kor", "KTM", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Koma, spelled K-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1tiefe Bewusstlosigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Koma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er fiel ins Koma.
Sie liegt schon seit einem Monat im Koma.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkoma
- kmoa
- koam
- okma
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Koma - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Koma", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).