Kommission
[kɔmɪˈsi̯oːn]
The verdict
“Kommission” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,927 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,927
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Gruppe von Fachleuten, die ausgewählt wurde, ein bestimmtes Problem zu bearbeiten
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kommission |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kɔmɪˈsi̯oːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,927 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kommission” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Kommission is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɔmɪˈsi̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,927 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kommission, with forms such as "kkommission", "kmomission", and "komimssion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kommissionen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kommission, spelled K-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1eine Gruppe von Fachleuten, die ausgewählt wurde, ein bestimmtes Problem zu bearbeiten
- 2Auftrag an jemanden, stellvertretend für den Auftraggeber bestimmte Geschäfte abzuwickeln
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkommission,kmomission,komimssion,komission,kommision,kommisison,kommissino,kommissionn,kommissoin,kommißion,kommsision,okmmission
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kommission - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Kommission”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɔmɪˈsi̯oːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Kommissionen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Kommission vs Kommissionen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.