commis
/ˈkɒmi/noun
commis is spelled C-O-M-M-I-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commis means “An assistant to a chef” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in commis?
| Letters | 6: C-O-M-M-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is commis?
Commis appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce commis?
- UK /ˈkɒmi/
- UK /ˈkɒmɪs/
- UK /kəˈmi/
Commis has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-commis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with commis
Sounds like: commie (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with commis?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as commis from its last stressed vowel (/ɒmi/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does commis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An assistant to a chef.
- 2
obsoleteA deputy or clerk of a foreign official.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does commis come from?
Borrowed from French commis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).