Which to use
“carma” and “coma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,094
- “carma” frequency rank
- #5,925
- “coma” frequency rank
- 38019
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carma | coma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segundo o hinduísmo e o budismo, a lei de causa e efeito, na qual todas as ações, boas ou más, de uma pessoa geram reações correspondentes nesta vida ou em encarnações futuras | estado patológico de inconsciência em que, até onde se sabe, o organismo mantém pouco mais do que as funções respiratória e circulatória: |
Where the eye mixes carma and coma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses carma with coma
A purely visual mix-up. carma (/ˈkɐɾmɐ/) and coma (/ˈko.mɐ/) 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 38019, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carma is recorded at frequency rank #32,094, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐɾmɐ/. coma is at rank #5,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈko.mɐ/.
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 38019, this pair ranks #28,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carma vs coma
Shared letters: acm. Private to "carma": r. Private to "coma": o.
"carma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carma" for "coma" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "carma" or "coma" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "carma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carma" and "coma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carma vs cerda". 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 #28,508 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.