# commenced vs commend

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### commenced
*verb · IPA /kəˈmɛnst/ · frequency rank #9,861*
simple past and past participle of commence

### commend
*verb · IPA /kəˈmɛnd/ · frequency rank #20,887*
To congratulate or reward.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commenced-vs-commend