Which to use
“common” is an adjective and “commune” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,847
- “common” frequency rank
- #45,835
- “commune” frequency rank
- 63682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | common | commune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gewöhnlich, gebräuchlich, normal | sich über sehr vertrauliche Sachen mit jemandem unterhalten |
Letter map: common vs commune
Shared letters muted; letters that set common and commune apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for common / commune
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: common is anadjective and communeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
common is recorded at frequency rank #17,847, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɒmən]. commune is at rank #45,835, tagged as averb, 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 63682, this pair ranks #668,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of common vs commune
Shared letters: cmno. Private to "common": -. Private to "commune": eu.
"common" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "commune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "common" and "commune" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "common" vs "commune" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "common" and "commune".
- Full dictionary entry for "common" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #668,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "common" and "commune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commune vs puzzles". 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 #668,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.