commissar
/ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/
"commissar" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“commissar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,583
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
Corpus desk
Index EN-commissar · commissar · English
commissar · rank #42,583 · 10 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #42,583
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 43,570
- PHOTO-FINISH collaborative…
Nearest frequency peer: collaboratively (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “commissar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- chalky
chalky
57,423 corpus weight
- Clio
Clio
57,420 corpus weight
- collaborati…
collaboratively
57,419 corpus weight
- commissar
commissar
57,418 corpus weight
- congestive
congestive
57,416 corpus weight
- Corfu
Corfu
57,414 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “commissar” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commissar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #42,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “commissar” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around commissar (IPA /ˌkɒmɪˈsɑː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,583 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for commissar, with forms such as "ccommissar", "cmomissar", and "comimssar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "commissary", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Russian комисса́р (komissár), from German Kommissar (“commissioner”), from Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissary. The correct English form is commissar, spelled C-O-M-M-I-S-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1An official of the Communist Party, often attached to a military unit, who was responsible for political education.
- 2The head of a commissariat.
- 3A political functionary whose job is to push the party or government line.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian комисса́р (komissár), from German Kommissar (“commissioner”), from Latin commissarius, from commissus, past participle of committō (“to commit, entrust to”). Doublet of commissary.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccommissar
- cmomissar
- comimssar
- comissar
- commisar
- commisasr
- commissarr
- commissra
- commsisar
- ocmmissar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commissar - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "commissar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.