Which to use
“co” is a pronoun and “coma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,005
- “co” frequency rank
- #5,925
- “coma” frequency rank
- 7930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | co | coma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que | estado patológico de inconsciência em que, até onde se sabe, o organismo mantém pouco mais do que as funções respiratória e circulatória: |
Letter map: co vs coma
Shared letters muted; letters that set co and coma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - co and coma
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: co is apronoun and comaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “co” sits inside “coma”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
co is recorded at frequency rank #2,005, classified as apron. 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 7930, this pair ranks #66,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of co vs coma
Shared letters: co. Private to "co": -. Private to "coma": am.
"co" · 2 letters · shape CV · "coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- coma ← ccoma · cmoa · coam · comma · ocma
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "co" and "coma" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "co" or "coma"?
After this comparison
You've compared "co" and "coma". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "co" 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 #66,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "co" and "coma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coma vs conca". 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 #66,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.