Which to use
“commodities” and “communities” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,668
- “commodities” frequency rank
- #1,991
- “communities” frequency rank
- 12659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commodities | communities |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of commodity | plural of community |
Where the eye mixes commodities and communities
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. commodities (/kəˈmɑdətiz/) and communities (/kəˈmjuːnɪtiz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commodities is recorded at frequency rank #10,668, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɑdətiz/. communities is at rank #1,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmjuːnɪtiz/.
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 12659, this pair ranks #480,274 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commodities vs communities
Shared letters: ceimost. Private to "commodities": d. Private to "communities": nu.
"commodities" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "communities" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commodities ← ccommodities · cmomodities · commdoities · commoddities · commodiites · commoditeis · commoditiess · commoditise
- communities ← ccommunities · cmomunities · commnuities · commuinties · communiites · communiteis · communitiess · communitise
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commodities" and "communities" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "commodities" or "communities"?
What to do next
You've compared "commodities" and "communities". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "commodities" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "communities" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #480,274 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
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