Which to use
“coma” and “copy” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,824
- “coma” frequency rank
- #43,360
- “copy” frequency rank
- 52184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coma | copy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État somnolent avec abolition de la sensibilité et du mouvement volontaire. | Copie. |
Where the eye mixes coma and copy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coma vs copy
A purely visual mix-up. coma (\kɔ.ma\) and copy (\ˈkɒp.i\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52184, 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\. copy is at rank #43,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɒp.i\.
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 52184, this pair ranks #149,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coma vs copy
Shared letters: co. Private to "coma": am. Private to "copy": py.
"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "copy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coma" for "copy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coma" vs "copy" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "coma" and "copy" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "coma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "copy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,510 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coma" and "copy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "copy vs coupa". 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 #149,510 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.