comitésvscoyotesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,193
“comités” frequency rank
#39,139
“coyotes” frequency rank
50332
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comités coyotes
Definition Forma del plural de comité. Forma del plural de coyote.

Where the eye mixes comités and coyotes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. comités (CVCVCVC) and coyotes (CVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
comités
7 ch
coyotes

Why the eye confuses comités with coyotes

A purely visual mix-up. comités ([komiˈt̪es]) and coyotes ([koˈʝot̪es]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comités is recorded at frequency rank #11,193, classified as anoun, pronounced [komiˈt̪es]. coyotes is at rank #39,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced [koˈʝot̪es].

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 50332, this pair ranks #103,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of comités vs coyotes

Shared letters: cost. Private to "comités": imé. Private to "coyotes": ey.

"comités" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "coyotes" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • coyotes ← ccoyotes · cooytes · coyoets · coyotess · coyotse · coyottes · coytoes · coyyotes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comités" for "coyotes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([komiˈt̪es] versus [koˈʝot̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "comités" or "coyotes"?
"comités" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,193 in our Spanish list, against #39,139 for "coyotes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "comités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "coyotes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comités" and "coyotes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coyote vs coyotes". 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 #103,771 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