comívscoraWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: comí is a verb, cora is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“comí” is a verb and “cora” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,291
“comí” frequency rank
#18,776
“cora” frequency rank
29067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comí cora
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Antigua división territorial de la España musulmana.

Where the eye mixes comí and cora

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
comí
4 ch
cora

Look-alike desk: comí vs cora

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comí is [koˈmi] while cora is [ˈkoɾa]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comí is recorded at frequency rank #10,291, classified as averb, pronounced [koˈmi]. cora is at rank #18,776, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkoɾa].

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 29067, this pair ranks #218,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comí vs cora

Shared letters: co. Private to "comí": . Private to "cora": ar.

"comí" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "cora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coraccora · coar · croa · ocra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comí" for "cora" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "comí" is a verb and "cora" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "comí" or "cora"?
"comí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,291 in our Spanish list, against #18,776 for "cora". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "comí" and "cora" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #218,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comí" and "cora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coin vs cora". 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 #218,845 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