Which to use
“comida” is a noun and “cómodas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #604
- “comida” frequency rank
- #24,820
- “cómodas” frequency rank
- 25424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comida | cómodas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de comer. | Forma del femenino plural de cómodo. |
Where the eye mixes comida and cómodas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between comida and cómodas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: comida is [koˈmið̞a] while cómodas is [ˈkomoð̞as]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comida is recorded at frequency rank #604, classified as anoun, pronounced [koˈmið̞a]. cómodas is at rank #24,820, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkomoð̞as].
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 25424, this pair ranks #236,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comida vs cómodas
Shared letters: acdmo. Private to "comida": i. Private to "cómodas": só.
"comida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cómodas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- comida ← ccomida · cmoida · coimda · comdia · comiad · comidda · commida · ocmida
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comida" and "cómodas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "comida" vs "cómodas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "comida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cómodas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comida" and "cómodas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colocas vs cómodas". 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 #236,502 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.