Which to use
“coms” and “cosmos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,773
- “coms” frequency rank
- #17,103
- “cosmos” frequency rank
- 53876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coms | cosmos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abréviation populaire de commissions. | L’Univers. |
Where the eye mixes coms and cosmos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coms vs cosmos
A purely visual mix-up. coms (\kɔm\) and cosmos (\kɔs.mos\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coms is recorded at frequency rank #36,773, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔm\. cosmos is at rank #17,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔs.mos\.
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 53876, this pair ranks #137,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coms vs cosmos
Shared letters: cmos. Private to "coms": -. Private to "cosmos": -.
"coms" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cosmos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "coms" for "cosmos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "coms" vs "cosmos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "coms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosmos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coms" and "cosmos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coms vs kom". 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 #137,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.