commissionvsstatementWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“commission” and “statement” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,592
“commission” frequency rank
#7,115
“statement” frequency rank
22707
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature commission statement
Definition Anordnung an eine Person, etwas zu tun; Dokument hierzu: Auftrag Äußerung

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set commission and statement apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
commission
9 ch
statement

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

commission and statement are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

commission is recorded at frequency rank #15,592, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. statement is at rank #7,115, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 22707, this pair ranks #1,870,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of commission vs statement

Shared letters: mns. Private to "commission": cio. Private to "statement": aet.

"commission" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC  ·  "statement" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • commissionccommission · cmomission · comimssion · comission · commision · commisison · commissino · commissionn
  • statementsattement · sstatement · staetment · stateemnt · statemennt · statementt · statemetn · statemment

Frequency comparison

commission#15,592
statement#7,115

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "commission" and "statement" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "commission" or "statement"?
"statement" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,115 in our German list, against #15,592 for "commission". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering commission vs statement

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “commission” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list