Which to use
“communion” and “community” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,946
- “communion” frequency rank
- #454
- “community” frequency rank
- 13400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | communion | community |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection. | A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition. |
Where the eye mixes communion and community
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between communion and community
A purely visual mix-up. communion (/kəˈmjuːnjən/) 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 13400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
communion is recorded at frequency rank #12,946, classified as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmjuːnjən/. 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 13400, this pair ranks #476,039 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of communion vs community
Shared letters: cimnou. Private to "communion": -. Private to "community": ty.
"communion" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "community" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "communion" for "community" ever safe?
Which is more common, "communion" or "community"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "communion" and "community" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "communion" 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 #476,039 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "communion" and "community" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commotion vs communion". 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 #476,039 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.