# coma vs comma

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### coma
*noun · IPA /ˈkəʊmə/ · frequency rank #10,514*
A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

### comma
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒmə/ · frequency rank #20,315*
The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.

## Source
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