cómodavscómodasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: cómoda is a noun, cómodas is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“cómoda” is a noun and “cómodas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,536
“cómoda” frequency rank
#24,820
“cómodas” frequency rank
32356
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cómoda cómodas
Definition Mueble de amplios cajones para guardar la ropa o diferentes objetos, que ocupan todo el frente, ocasionalmente con tablero de mesa. Forma del femenino plural de cómodo.

Where the eye mixes cómoda and cómodas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cómoda
7 ch
cómodas

Why the eye confuses cómoda with cómodas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cómoda is [ˈkomoð̞a] while cómodas is [ˈkomoð̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cómoda” sits inside “cómodas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cómoda is recorded at frequency rank #7,536, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkomoð̞a]. 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 32356, this pair ranks #202,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cómoda vs cómodas

Shared letters: acdmoó. Private to "cómoda": -. Private to "cómodas": s.

"cómoda" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "cómodas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cómoda" for "cómodas" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "cómoda" is a noun and "cómodas" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cómoda" or "cómodas" show up more?
"cómoda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,536 in our Spanish list, against #24,820 for "cómodas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "cómoda" 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 #202,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cómoda" and "cómodas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "colocas vs cómodas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #202,382 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