Which to use
“coma” and “commu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,824
- “coma” frequency rank
- #39,714
- “commu” frequency rank
- 48538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coma | commu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État somnolent avec abolition de la sensibilité et du mouvement volontaire. | Communauté (en particulier sur Internet). |
Where the eye mixes coma and commu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coma vs commu
A purely visual mix-up. coma (\kɔ.ma\) and commu (\kɔ.my\) 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 48538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coma is recorded at frequency rank #8,824, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ma\. commu is at rank #39,714, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.my\.
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 48538, this pair ranks #178,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coma vs commu
Shared letters: cmo. Private to "coma": a. Private to "commu": u.
"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "commu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coma" and "commu" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coma" or "commu"?
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 "coma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coma" and "commu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commu vs compo". 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 #178,123 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.