Which to use
“cojo” is an adjective and “coma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,927
- “cojo” frequency rank
- #5,703
- “coma” frequency rank
- 17630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cojo | coma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que camina con dificultad por la lesión o falta de una pierna o un pie. | Signo de puntuación que se emplea en gramática para dividir ciertas partes de la oración (las aposiciones, las cláusulas adjetivas, los elementos de las listas y las cláusulas desplazadas por hipérbaton), y en matemática para separar los decimales. |
Where the eye mixes cojo and coma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cojo vs coma
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cojo is [ˈkoxo] while coma is [ˈkoma]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cojo is recorded at frequency rank #11,927, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkoxo]. coma is at rank #5,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoma].
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 17630, this pair ranks #271,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cojo vs coma
Shared letters: co. Private to "cojo": j. Private to "coma": am.
"cojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cojo" and "coma" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cojo" vs "coma" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cojo" and "coma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cojo". 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 #271,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.