Which to use
“coma” is a noun and “comeu” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,925
- “coma” frequency rank
- #5,395
- “comeu” frequency rank
- 11320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coma | comeu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado patológico de inconsciência em que, até onde se sabe, o organismo mantém pouco mais do que as funções respiratória e circulatória: | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo comer |
Letter map: coma vs comeu
Shared letters muted; letters that set coma and comeu apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - coma and comeu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: coma is anoun and comeuaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
coma is recorded at frequency rank #5,925, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈko.mɐ/. comeu is at rank #5,395, tagged as averb.
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 11320, this pair ranks #61,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coma vs comeu
Shared letters: cmo. Private to "coma": a. Private to "comeu": eu.
"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "comeu" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coma" and "comeu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "coma" or "comeu"?
After this comparison
Pair "coma" vs "comeu" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "coma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "comeu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coma" and "comeu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "codex vs comeu". 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 #61,561 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.