# commenced

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəˈmɛnst/ · frequency rank #9,861

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of commence

## Easily confused with
- **commend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commenced-vs-commend)
- **commerce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commenced-vs-commerce)
- **commented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commenced-vs-commented)
- **commenter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commenced-vs-commenter)
- **commence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commence-vs-commenced)
- **commanded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commanded-vs-commenced)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccommenced`, `cmomenced`, `comemnced`, `comenced`, `commecned`, `commencced`, `commencde`, `commencedd`, `commenecd`, `commennced`, `commneced`, `ocmmenced`

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