# coma vs coral

> 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.

### coral
*noun · IPA /ˈkɒɹəl/ · frequency rank #8,770*
Any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.

## Source
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