Kommune

[kɔˈmuːnə]

/[kɔˈmuːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kommune” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,233
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - städtische politische und Rechtsgemeinschaft, die sich außerhalb der umgebenden feudalen Hörigkeitsverbände konstituiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-kommune · Kommune · German

Kommune · rank #8,233 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,233
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kommentieren

Nearest frequency peer: kommentieren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kommune“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kommune“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kommune vs Kommunen
88% similar
Kommune vs komme
57% similar
Kommune vs kommen
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kommune
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommune
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔˈmuːnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,233
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kommune“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kommuneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kommentieren“ (#8,232), „Kram“ (#8,234), „Kugeln“ (#8,235). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kommune“ bei #8,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kommune (IPA [kɔˈmuːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,233 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kommune, with forms such as "kkommune", "kmomune", and "kommnue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Kommunen", "komme", "kommen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Kommune, spelled K-O-M-M-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    städtische politische und Rechtsgemeinschaft, die sich außerhalb der umgebenden feudalen Hörigkeitsverbände konstituiert
  2. 2
    die unterste räumlich-administrative Gebietskörperschaft
  3. 3
    Aufstandsregierungen in der Stadt Paris während zweier Revolutionen (die "commune insurrectionelle" von 1792; die Pariser Kommune von 1871)
  4. 4
    die politische Bewegung des Kommunismus
  5. 5
    außerfamiliäre Wohn- oder Lebensgemeinschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kommune appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In den Kommunen ging durch innerstädtische Revolutionen die Herrschaft oft vom Patriziat zu den Zünften über.
  2. Die mittelalterlichen oberitalienischen Kommunen schlossen sich zur Verteidigung ihrer Selbständigkeit zu Städtebünden zusammen.

Synonyms

GemeindeStadtKommunismus

Antonyms

LandesherrHerrschaftBischofBundes-LandStaatNationalversammlungVersaillesFreisinnReaktion

This word in other languages

commune(English)municipio(Español)commune(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkommune
  • kmomune
  • kommnue
  • kommuen
  • komumne
  • komune
  • okmmune

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kommune - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkommune1kmomune2kommnue2kommuen2komumne2komune1okmmune2
Edit distance from "Kommune"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kommune"?
"Kommune" is spelled K-O-M-M-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈmuːnə].
What does "Kommune" mean?
As a noun, "Kommune" means: städtische politische und Rechtsgemeinschaft, die sich außerhalb der umgebenden feudalen Hörigkeitsverbände konstituiert
What words are commonly confused with "Kommune"?
"Kommune" is commonly confused with "Kommunen", "komme", "kommen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kommune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommune" is [kɔˈmuːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommune" come from?
"Kommune" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kommune", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

human7 variantsgönnen7 variantsfinal7 variantsruhen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list