Which to use
“commissioned” is an adjective and “commissioners” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,545
- “commissioned” frequency rank
- #10,016
- “commissioners” frequency rank
- 17561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commissioned | commissioners |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Holding a commission; officially appointed. | plural of commissioner |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set commissioned and commissioners apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
commissioned and commissioners form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commissioned is recorded at frequency rank #7,545, classified as anadj, pronounced /kəˈmɪʃənd/. commissioners is at rank #10,016, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɪʃənɚz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17561, this pair ranks #450,594 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering commissioned vs commissioners
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “commissioned”; for a noun, it's “commissioners”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “commissioned” entry
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