Coma-Comma | Commonly Confused Words

Coma

/ˈkəʊmə/

A state of deep unconsciousness where a person cannot be awakened

/ˈkɒmə/

A punctuation mark used to separate parts of a sentence or list.

This word has no synonyms

This word has no antonyms

Coma is a medical condition; comma is a punctuation mark.
Think of a coma as a deep sleep, while a comma is used for pausing in sentences.
Coma has four letters; comma has five letters to match with pauses in writing.
With coma, someone might be unconscious; with a comma, a sentence takes a break.
Comet sounds similar to coma, a celestial object, while comma stays in grammar.