# commission vs compassion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### commission
*noun · IPA /kəˈmɪʃən/ · frequency rank #1,299*
A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something).

### compassion
*noun · IPA /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #7,664*
Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.

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