clamanvscomanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“claman” and “coman” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,576
“claman” frequency rank
#13,641
“coman” frequency rank
52217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature claman coman
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de clamar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes claman and coman

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

6 ch
claman
5 ch
coman

Visual trap between claman and coman

A purely visual mix-up. claman ([ˈklamãn]) and coman ([ˈkomãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

claman is recorded at frequency rank #38,576, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈklamãn]. 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 52217, this pair ranks #93,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of claman vs coman

Shared letters: acmn. Private to "claman": l. Private to "coman": o.

"claman" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "coman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • clamancalman · cclaman · claamn · clamann · clamman · clamna · cllaman · clmaan
  • comanccoman · cmoan · coamn · comann · comman · comna · ocman

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "claman" for "coman" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈklamãn] versus [ˈkomãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "claman" or "coman"?
"coman" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,641 in our Spanish list, against #38,576 for "claman". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "claman" 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 #93,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "claman" and "coman" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "claman vs clamando". 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 #93,825 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