Which to use
“coma” is a noun and “comme” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,703
- “coma” frequency rank
- #47,662
- “comme” frequency rank
- 53365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coma | comme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Como. |
Where the eye mixes coma and comme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coma and comme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: coma is [ˈkoma] while comme is [kɔm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coma is recorded at frequency rank #5,703, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoma]. comme is at rank #47,662, tagged as aconj, pronounced [kɔm].
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 53365, this pair ranks #88,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coma vs comme
Shared letters: cmo. Private to "coma": a. Private to "comme": e.
"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "comme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coma" for "comme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coma" vs "comme" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "coma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coma" and "comme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comba vs comme". 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 #88,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.