Which to use
“commons” is a noun and “commune” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,283
- “commons” frequency rank
- #45,835
- “commune” frequency rank
- 70118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commons | commune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs common | sich über sehr vertrauliche Sachen mit jemandem unterhalten |
Letter map: commons vs commune
Shared letters muted; letters that set commons and commune apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - commons and commune
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: commons is anoun and communeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commons is recorded at frequency rank #24,283, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkɒmənz]. 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 70118, this pair ranks #455,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of commons vs commune
Shared letters: cmno. Private to "commons": s. Private to "commune": eu.
"commons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "commune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commons" and "commune" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "commons" or "commune" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "commons" and "commune".
- Full dictionary entry for "commons" 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 #455,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commons" 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 #455,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.