kommandiertvskommentiertConfusable pair

Quick tell: kommandiert is a verb, kommentiert is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“kommandiert” is a verb and “kommentiert” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,834
“kommandiert” frequency rank
#6,316
“kommentiert” frequency rank
56150
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kommandiert kommentiert
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kommandieren mit Erklärungen/Anmerkungen versehen

Where the eye mixes kommandiert and kommentiert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. kommandiert and kommentiert follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
kommandiert
11 ch
kommentiert

Look-alike desk: kommandiert vs kommentiert

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kommandiert is [kɔmanˈdiːɐ̯t] while kommentiert is [kɔmɛnˈtiːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kommandiert is recorded at frequency rank #49,834, classified as averb, pronounced [kɔmanˈdiːɐ̯t]. kommentiert is at rank #6,316, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kɔmɛnˈtiːɐ̯t].

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 56150, this pair ranks #951,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of kommandiert vs kommentiert

Shared letters: eikmnort. Private to "kommandiert": ad. Private to "kommentiert": -.

"kommandiert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC  ·  "kommentiert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kommandiertkkommandiert · kmomandiert · komamndiert · komandiert · kommadniert · kommanddiert · kommandeirt · kommandierrt
  • kommentiertkkommentiert · kmomentiert · komemntiert · komentiert · kommenitert · kommenntiert · kommenteirt · kommentierrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "kommandiert" and "kommentiert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "kommandiert" is a verb and "kommentiert" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "kommandiert" or "kommentiert"?
"kommentiert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,316 in our German list, against #49,834 for "kommandiert". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kommandiert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kommentiert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #951,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kommandiert" and "kommentiert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommentiere vs kommentiert". 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 #951,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list