Which to use
“coma” and “cosa” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,925
- “coma” frequency rank
- #31,312
- “cosa” frequency rank
- 37237
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | coma | cosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estado patológico de inconsciência em que, até onde se sabe, o organismo mantém pouco mais do que as funções respiratória e circulatória: | coisa |
Where the eye mixes coma and cosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: coma vs cosa
A purely visual mix-up. coma (/ˈko.mɐ/) and cosa (/'kɔ.sa/) 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 a single letter - m in “coma” becomes s in “cosa”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37237, 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/. cosa is at rank #31,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'kɔ.sa/.
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 37237, this pair ranks #29,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of coma vs cosa
Shared letters: aco. Private to "coma": m. Private to "cosa": s.
"coma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cosa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "coma" and "cosa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "coma" or "cosa" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "coma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "coma" and "cosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs cosa". 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 #29,424 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.