# commodity vs community

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### commodity
*noun · IPA /kəˈmɑdəti/ · frequency rank #8,766*
Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.

### community
*noun · IPA /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/ · frequency rank #454*
A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.

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