como

\ˈko.mo\

/\ˈko.mo\/ adv

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The verdict

“como” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,291
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-como · como · French

como · rank #29,291 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,291
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commentent

Nearest frequency peer: commentent (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « como »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « como » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

como vs con
50% similar
como vs cou
50% similar
como vs coq
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for como
PropertyValue
Headwordcomo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ˈko.mo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#29,291
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « como »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).comose place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « commentent » (#29,290), « compagnes » (#29,292), « combi » (#29,289). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « como » est au #29,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around como (IPA \ˈko.mo\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #29,291 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Comme.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for como, with forms such as "ccomo", "cmoo", and "commo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "con", "cou", "coq", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is como, spelled C-O-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Comme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how como appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Como cada noche desperté pensando en ti
  2. La tierra es redonda como una naranja.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomo
  • cmoo
  • commo
  • coom
  • ocmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of como - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccomo1cmoo2commo1coom2ocmo2
Edit distance from "como"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "como"?
"como" is spelled C-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈko.mo\.
What does "como" mean?
As an adverb, "como" means: Comme.
What words are commonly confused with "como"?
"como" is commonly confused with "con", "cou", "coq". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "como"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "como" is \ˈko.mo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "como" come from?
"como" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "como", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chow#29,281docs#29,314dope#29,315bure#29,261

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

cirer5 variantsCarroll5 variants2nde5 variantsupper5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list