# coma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkəʊmə/ · frequency rank #10,514

## Definitions
1. A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κῶμα (kôma, “deep sleep”).

## Easily confused with
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cos)
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cum)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cox)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-coo)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cpa)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cot)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-coz)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-csa)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-coy)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-crm)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cta)
- **Cov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cov)
- **CSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-csm)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-come)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cost)
- **cool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-cool)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ccoma`, `cmoa`, `coam`, `ocma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coma