Which to use
“commune” is a verb and “open” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,835
- “commune” frequency rank
- #2,607
- “open” frequency rank
- 48442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commune | open |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich über sehr vertrauliche Sachen mit jemandem unterhalten | etwas ist nicht geschlossen |
Letter map: commune vs open
Shared letters muted; letters that set commune and open apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - commune and open
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: commune is averb and openanadjective. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commune is recorded at frequency rank #45,835, classified as averb, pronounced […]. open is at rank #2,607, tagged as anadj, 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 48442, this pair ranks #1,248,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commune vs open
Shared letters: eno. Private to "commune": cmu. Private to "open": p.
"commune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "open" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commune" and "open" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "commune" or "open"?
After this comparison
Pair "commune" vs "open" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "commune" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "open" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,248,428 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commune" and "open" 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 #1,248,428 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.