KommodevsKommuneTell them apart

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

#28,276
“Kommode” frequency rank
#8,233
“Kommune” frequency rank
36509
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Kommode Kommune
Definition Möbelstück mit mehreren Schubladen städtische politische und Rechtsgemeinschaft, die sich außerhalb der umgebenden feudalen Hörigkeitsverbände konstituiert

Where the eye mixes Kommode and Kommune

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Kommode
7 ch
Kommune

Visual trap between Kommode and Kommune

A purely visual mix-up. Kommode ([kɔˈmoːdə]) and Kommune ([kɔˈmuːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36509, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Kommode is recorded at frequency rank #28,276, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔˈmoːdə]. Kommune is at rank #8,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔˈmuːnə].

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 36509, this pair ranks #1,613,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Kommode vs Kommune

Shared letters: ekmo. Private to "Kommode": d. Private to "Kommune": nu.

"Kommode" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Kommune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kommodekkommode · kmomode · kommdoe · kommodde · kommoed · komode · komomde · okmmode
  • Kommunekkommune · kmomune · kommnue · kommuen · komumne · komune · okmmune

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Kommode" and "Kommune" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kɔˈmoːdə] versus [kɔˈmuːnə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Kommode" or "Kommune"?
"Kommune" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,233 in our German list, against #28,276 for "Kommode". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Kommode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kommune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,613,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Kommode" and "Kommune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommunal vs Kommune". 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 #1,613,836 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