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

#7,536
“cómoda” frequency rank
#30,817
“comodín” frequency rank
38353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cómoda comodín
Definition Mueble de amplios cajones para guardar la ropa o diferentes objetos, que ocupan todo el frente, ocasionalmente con tablero de mesa. En un juego de cartas₂, aquella que puede funcionar como cualquiera de las demás.

Where the eye mixes cómoda and comodín

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
cómoda
7 ch
comodín

Visual trap between cómoda and comodín

A purely visual mix-up. cómoda ([ˈkomoð̞a]) and comodín ([komoˈð̞ĩn]) 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 38353, 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]. comodín is at rank #30,817, tagged as anoun, pronounced [komoˈð̞ĩn].

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 38353, this pair ranks #170,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cómoda vs comodín

Shared letters: cdmo. Private to "cómoda": . Private to "comodín": .

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cómoda" for "comodín" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkomoð̞a] versus [komoˈð̞ĩn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cómoda" or "comodín"?
"cómoda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,536 in our Spanish list, against #30,817 for "comodín". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cómoda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comodín" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #170,481 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cómoda" and "comodín" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "comba vs cómoda". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #170,481 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