coma

Other forms of coma

plural

comae

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about coma

What does coma mean?

coma means "a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in coma?

coma has 2 syllables: co-ma. The stress falls on "co". In IPA it is /ˈkoʊmə/.

What is another word for coma?

Close synonyms include comatoseness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coma a common word?

coma is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with coma?

1 word rhymes with coma. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.