Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kommode" and "Kommune" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Kommode" or "Kommune"?
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.