comanvscomesWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,641
“coman” frequency rank
#7,833
“comes” frequency rank
21474
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes coman and comes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
coman
5 ch
comes

Visual trap between coman and comes

A purely visual mix-up. coman ([ˈkomãn]) and comes ([ˈkomes]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

coman is recorded at frequency rank #13,641, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkomãn]. comes is at rank #7,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkomes].

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 21474, this pair ranks #254,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of coman vs comes

Shared letters: cmo. Private to "coman": an. Private to "comes": es.

"coman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "comes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • comanccoman · cmoan · coamn · comann · comman · comna · ocman
  • comesccomes · cmoes · coems · comess · commes · comse · ocmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "coman" and "comes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkomãn] versus [ˈkomes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "coman" vs "comes" - which ranks higher?
"comes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,833 in our Spanish list, against #13,641 for "coman". 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 "coman" and "comes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "coman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #254,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "coman" and "comes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs coman". 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 #254,776 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