Which to use
“commitment” and “commitments” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,416
- “commitment” frequency rank
- #9,719
- “commitments” frequency rank
- 13135
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commitment | commitments |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially: | plural of commitment |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set commitment and commitments apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. commitment (/kəˈmɪtmənt/) and commitments (/kəˈmɪtmənts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “commitment” sits inside “commitments”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commitment is recorded at frequency rank #3,416, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɪtmənt/. commitments is at rank #9,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɪtmənts/.
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 13135, this pair ranks #477,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commitment vs commitments
Shared letters: ceimnot. Private to "commitment": -. Private to "commitments": s.
"commitment" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "commitments" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commitment ← ccommitment · cmomitment · comimtment · comitment · commimtent · commitemnt · commitmennt · commitmentt
- commitments ← ccommitments · cmomitments · comimtments · comitments · commimtents · commitemnts · commitmennts · commitmenst
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commitment" and "commitments" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "commitment" or "commitments"?
Remembering commitment vs commitments
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “commitment” entry
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