cimasvsComasTell them apart

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

Which to use

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

#29,102
“cimas” frequency rank
#12,552
“Comas” frequency rank
41654
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cimas Comas
Definition Forma del plural de cima. Apellido.

Where the eye mixes cimas and Comas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
cimas
5 ch
Comas

Look-alike desk: cimas vs Comas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cimas is [ˈsimas] while Comas is [ˈkomas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “cimas” becomes o in “Comas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41654, 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]. Comas is at rank #12,552, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkomas].

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 41654, this pair ranks #152,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cimas vs Comas

Shared letters: acms. Private to "cimas": i. Private to "Comas": o.

"cimas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Comas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cimasccimas · ciams · cimass · cimmas · cimsa · cmias · icmas · simas
  • Comasccomas · cmoas · coams · comass · commas · comsa · ocmas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cimas" and "Comas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cimas" is a noun and "Comas" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "cimas" vs "Comas" - which ranks higher?
"Comas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,552 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "cimas" and "Comas" 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 "Comas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,460 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cimas" and "Comas" 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 #152,460 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