Which to use
“coma” and “comida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,925
- “coma” frequency rank
- #865
- “comida” frequency rank
- 6790
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coma | comida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado patológico de inconsciência em que, até onde se sabe, o organismo mantém pouco mais do que as funções respiratória e circulatória: | o que serve para comer |
Where the eye mixes coma and comida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between coma and comida
A purely visual mix-up. coma (/ˈko.mɐ/) and comida (/koˈmi.dɐ/) 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 6790, 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/. comida is at rank #865, tagged as anoun, pronounced /koˈmi.dɐ/.
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 6790, this pair ranks #67,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of coma vs comida
Shared letters: acmo. Private to "coma": -. Private to "comida": di.
"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "comida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "coma" and "comida" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "coma" or "comida"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "coma" and "comida" 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 "comida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coma" and "comida" 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 #67,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.