commie

/ˈkɒ.mi/

//ˈkɒ.mi// noun

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"commie" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“commie” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,924
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.

Corpus desk

Index EN-commie · commie · English

commie · rank #31,924 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,924
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH combatant

Nearest frequency peer: combatant (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “commie”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “commie” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

commie vs comte
67% similar
commie vs common
67% similar
commie vs commit
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for commie
PropertyValue
Headwordcommie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɒ.mi/
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,924
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “commie”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).commielands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “combatant” (#31,923), “compels” (#31,925), “concealer” (#31,927). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “commie” is #31,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around commie (IPA /ˈkɒ.mi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,924 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for commie, with forms such as "ccommie", "cmomie", and "comie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "comte", "common", "commit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of communist + -ie (diminutive suffix). The correct English form is commie, spelled C-O-M-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.
  2. 2
    Synonym of anticapitalist.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how commie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hell, I'd rather talk with a commie than ever meet Catherine in a café.
  2. “Jack Kennedy′s one commie,” he said, “and tonight maybe they′ll elect him President, and we′ll all get killed. You know.”

Etymology

Blend of communist + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Synonyms

commo

This word in other languages

rojo(Español)coco(Français)comuna(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommie
  • cmomie
  • comie
  • comime
  • commei
  • ocmmie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commie - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccommie1cmomie2comie1comime2commei2ocmmie2
Edit distance from "commie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "commie"?
"commie" is spelled C-O-M-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒ.mi/.
What does "commie" mean?
As a noun, "commie" means: A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.
What words are commonly confused with "commie"?
"commie" is commonly confused with "comte", "common", "commit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commie" is /ˈkɒ.mi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "commie"?
Blend of communist + -ie (diminutive suffix). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "commie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cognac#31,920chokes#31,913chatty#31,912Chaney#31,911

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list