cimasvscomanConfusable pair

Quick tell: cimas is a noun, coman is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cimas” is a noun and “coman” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,102
“cimas” frequency rank
#13,641
“coman” frequency rank
42743
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cimas coman
Definition Forma del plural de cima. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes cimas and coman

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cimas
5 ch
coman

Visual trap between cimas and coman

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cimas is [ˈsimas] while coman is [ˈkomãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42743, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cimas is recorded at frequency rank #29,102, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsimas]. coman is at rank #13,641, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkomãn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 42743, this pair ranks #146,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cimas vs coman

Shared letters: acm. Private to "cimas": is. Private to "coman": no.

"cimas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "coman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cimasccimas · ciams · cimass · cimmas · cimsa · cmias · icmas · simas
  • comanccoman · cmoan · coamn · comann · comman · comna · ocman

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cimas" and "coman" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cimas" is a noun and "coman" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cimas" or "coman" show up more?
"coman" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,641 in our Spanish list, against #29,102 for "cimas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "cimas" and "coman" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cimas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coman" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cimas" and "coman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cimas vs cojas". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #146,537 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list