Komma

[ˈkɔma]

/[ˈkɔma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Komma” sits in 15 confusable pairs (corpus #14,609) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#14,609
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interpunktionszeichen, Satzzeichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-komma · Komma · German

Komma · rank #14,609 · 4 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,609
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH knight

Nearest frequency peer: knight (-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 „Komma“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Komma“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Komma vs kommt
60% similar
Komma vs komme
60% similar
Komma vs Korea
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Komma
PropertyValue
HeadwordKomma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɔma]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,609
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Komma“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kommaliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „knight“ (#14,608), „Konsolen“ (#14,610), „kleinerer“ (#14,607). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Komma“ bei #14,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Komma is neighbouring look-alikes ("kommt", "komme", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈkɔma]. Frequency #14,609 among 4,158 “K” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Komma, with forms such as "kkomma", "kmoma", and "komam". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "kommt", "komme", "Korea", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Komma, spelled K-O-M-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Interpunktionszeichen, Satzzeichen
  2. 2
    Trennzeichen in Dezimalzahlen
  3. 3
    „kleinere rhythmische Unterteilung der Periode“
  4. 4
    ein kleines Musikintervall als Pythagoreisches Komma

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Komma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Aufzählungen werden in einem Satz durch Kommas abgetrennt.
  2. „Im Bereich der Zeichensetzung ist die Verwendung des Kommas liberaler geregelt.“

Synonyms

Beistrich

Antonyms

PunktSemikolon

This word in other languages

comma(English)coma(Español)virgule(Français)virgula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkomma
  • kmoma
  • komam
  • okmma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Komma - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkomma1kmoma2komam2okmma2
Edit distance from "Komma"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Komma"?
"Komma" is spelled K-O-M-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɔma].
What does "Komma" mean?
As a noun, "Komma" means: Interpunktionszeichen, Satzzeichen
What words are commonly confused with "Komma"?
"Komma" is commonly confused with "kommt", "komme", "Korea". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Komma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Komma" is [ˈkɔma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Komma" come from?
"Komma" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Komma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kotzt#14,612Keith#14,605Karen#14,602Lehne#14,620

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list