Which to use
“coman” and “comían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,641
- “coman” frequency rank
- #27,156
- “comían” frequency rank
- 40797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coman | comían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de comer o de comerse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de comer o de comerse. |
Where the eye mixes coman and comían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. coman runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against comían's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: coman vs comían
A purely visual mix-up. coman ([ˈkomãn]) and comían ([koˈmiãn]) 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 40797, 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]. comían is at rank #27,156, tagged as averb, pronounced [koˈmiãn].
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 40797, this pair ranks #157,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coman vs comían
Shared letters: acmno. Private to "coman": -. Private to "comían": í.
"coman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "comían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- coman ← ccoman · cmoan · coamn · comann · comman · comna · ocman
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coman" for "comían" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "coman" and "comían" 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 "comían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coman" and "comían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs comían". 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 #157,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.