Which to use
“commodity” and “community” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,766
- “commodity” frequency rank
- #454
- “community” frequency rank
- 9220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commodity | community |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. | A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition. |
Where the eye mixes commodity and community
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commodity with community
A purely visual mix-up. commodity (/kəˈmɑdəti/) and community (/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/) 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 9220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commodity is recorded at frequency rank #8,766, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɑdəti/. community is at rank #454, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/.
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 9220, this pair ranks #498,498 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commodity vs community
Shared letters: cimoty. Private to "commodity": d. Private to "community": nu.
"commodity" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "community" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commodity" for "community" ever safe?
Which is more common, "commodity" or "community"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "commodity" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "community" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #498,498 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commodity" and "community" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "communion vs community". Nearby pair
- 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
Confusion rank #498,498 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.