commissionaire
/kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/
"commissionaire" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“commissionaire” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commissionaire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “commissionaire” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for commissionaire is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
commissionaire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French commissionaire, from Latin commissio. Doublet of commissioner. The correct English form is commissionaire, spelled C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N-A-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.
- 2A uniformed doorman.
- 3An undisclosed agent under European civil law.
Etymology
Borrowed from French commissionaire, from Latin commissio. Doublet of commissioner.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “commissionaire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.