Which to use
“coma” and “cosa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,703
- “coma” frequency rank
- #234
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 5937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coma | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Nombre con el que se puede designar un objeto real o imaginario, una abstracción o un concepto sin tener que definirlo o nombrarlo. |
Where the eye mixes coma and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coma vs cosa
A purely visual mix-up. coma ([ˈkoma]) and cosa ([ˈkosa]) 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 a single letter - m in “coma” becomes s in “cosa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5937, 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]. cosa is at rank #234, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkosa].
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 5937, this pair ranks #312,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coma vs cosa
Shared letters: aco. Private to "coma": m. Private to "cosa": s.
"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coma" and "cosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "coma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coma" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs coma". 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 #312,238 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.