comba

[ˈkõmba]

/[ˈkõmba]/ noun

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The verdict

“comba” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,301. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,301
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma cóncava o convexa que toma la superficie de ciertos objetos o sólidos cuando se curvan o encorvan, como ocurre con la madera, algunas láminas de metal, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-comba · comba · Spanish

comba · rank #48,301 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,301
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH comercializad…

Nearest frequency peer: comercializados (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “comba”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “comba” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

comba vs cómo
40% similar
comba vs cosa
60% similar
comba vs Cuba
40% similar

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

Key facts for comba
PropertyValue
Headwordcomba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkõmba]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,301
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “comba”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.combacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “comercializados” (#48,302), “coloqué” (#48,299), “compita” (#48,303). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “comba” va en #48,301. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around comba (IPA [ˈkõmba]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,301 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for comba, with forms such as "ccomba", "cmoba", and "cobma". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cómo", "cosa", "Cuba", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is comba, spelled C-O-M-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma cóncava o convexa que toma la superficie de ciertos objetos o sólidos cuando se curvan o encorvan, como ocurre con la madera, algunas láminas de metal, etc.
  2. 2
    Trayectoria curva que describe la pelota cuando se la patea de cierta forma.
  3. 3
    Juego que consiste en que uno o más participantes saltan sobre una cuerda que se hace girar de modo que pase debajo de sus pies y sobre sus cabezas.
  4. 4
    La cuerda misma con que se juega la comba₂.
  5. 5
    Cada una de las partes de un árbol que se forman cerca de la base, la tierra o las raíces.
  6. 6
    Maza de mango largo.
  7. 7
    Actividad muy cansadora o extenuante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pero eso lo sé ahora; entonces yo no entendía nada, lo que entendía era que el trabajo era muy cansador, era brutal, casi siete horas cada día asistiendo a los kwasis, una comba. Así que cuando salió la presidenta Añica y dijo que el gobierno nos iba a pagar su RentUn a todos, que nos iban a pagar por ser personas, no sabe la alegría.

Synonyms

Saltar la combasaltar la cuerdabrincar la cuerdabrincar la reatareatapiolagamba

This word in other languages

jump rope(English)corde à sauter(Français)Springseil(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomba
  • cmoba
  • cobma
  • comab
  • combba
  • commba
  • comva
  • ocmba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccomba1cmoba2cobma2comab2combba1commba1comva1ocmba2
Edit distance from "comba"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comba"?
"comba" is spelled C-O-M-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkõmba].
What does "comba" mean?
As a noun, "comba" means: Forma cóncava o convexa que toma la superficie de ciertos objetos o sólidos cuando se curvan o encorvan, como ocurre con la madera, algunas láminas de metal, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "comba"?
"comba" is commonly confused with "cómo", "cosa", "Cuba". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comba" is [ˈkõmba]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comba" come from?
"comba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

chick#48,287Charo#48,284boost#48,250basas#48,244

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

curita8 variantscamote8 variantsBiobío8 variantseagles8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list