cometa

[koˈmet̪a]

/[koˈmet̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“cometa” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,541. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,541
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuerpo celeste sólido que orbita trazando trayectorias cerradas en torno al Sol y que desprende gases al aproximarse a este.

Corpus desk

Index ES-cometa · cometa · Spanish

cometa · rank #11,541 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,541
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH comenzará

Nearest frequency peer: comenzará (-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 “cometa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cometa” 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).

cometa vs Cota
50% similar
cometa vs costa
67% similar
cometa vs Corta
50% similar

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

Key facts for cometa
PropertyValue
Headwordcometa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koˈmet̪a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,541
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “cometa”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cometacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “comenzará” (#11,540), “composiciones” (#11,542), “coincidir” (#11,539). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cometa” va en #11,541. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around cometa (IPA [koˈmet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,541 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Cuerpo celeste sólido que orbita trazando trayectorias cerradas en torno al Sol y que desprende gases al aproximarse a este.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cometa, with forms such as "ccometa", "cmoeta", and "coemta". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Cota", "costa", "Corta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Spanish form is cometa, spelled C-O-M-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuerpo celeste sólido que orbita trazando trayectorias cerradas en torno al Sol y que desprende gases al aproximarse a este.

This word in other languages

comet(English)comète(Français)Komet(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccometa
  • cmoeta
  • coemta
  • comeat
  • cometta
  • commeta
  • comtea
  • ocmeta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccometa1cmoeta2coemta2comeat2cometta1commeta1comtea2ocmeta2
Edit distance from "cometa"

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 "cometa"?
"cometa" is spelled C-O-M-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koˈmet̪a].
What does "cometa" mean?
As a noun, "cometa" means: Cuerpo celeste sólido que orbita trazando trayectorias cerradas en torno al Sol y que desprende gases al aproximarse a este.
What words are commonly confused with "cometa"?
"cometa" is commonly confused with "Cota", "costa", "Corta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cometa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cometa" is [koˈmet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cometa" come from?
"cometa" is a Spanish 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Callao#11,533calcio#11,531cuervo#11,552décima#11,562

Similar misspelling depth

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

elenco8 variantsenseño8 variantsabran8 variantsferias8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list