Which to use
“cómodo” is an adjective and “cómodos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,696
- “cómodo” frequency rank
- #12,128
- “cómodos” frequency rank
- 16824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cómodo | cómodos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una cosa: confortable, que brinda comodidad. | Forma del plural de cómodo. |
Where the eye mixes cómodo and cómodos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cómodo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against cómodos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cómodo vs cómodos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cómodo is [ˈkomoð̞o] while cómodos is [ˈkomoð̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cómodo” sits inside “cómodos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cómodo is recorded at frequency rank #4,696, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkomoð̞o]. cómodos is at rank #12,128, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkomoð̞os].
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 16824, this pair ranks #274,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cómodo vs cómodos
Shared letters: cdmoó. Private to "cómodo": -. Private to "cómodos": s.
"cómodo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cómodos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cómodo" for "cómodos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cómodo" or "cómodos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cómodo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cómodos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cómodo" and "cómodos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cogidos vs cómodos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,630 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.