# commenced vs commented

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### commented
*verb · IPA /ˈkɑmɛntɪd/ · frequency rank #6,343*
simple past and past participle of comment

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