commissionaire
/kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/
"commissionaire" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“commissionaire” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One entrusted with a (small) commission, such as an errand; especially, an attendant or subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, etc.
Corpus desk
Index EN-commissionaire · commissionaire · English
commissionaire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commissionaire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “commissionaire” in English
Rare enough to double-check
commissionaire is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəˌmɪʃəˈnɛː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how commissionaire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When the day came Nick turned up early at the bank and waited under a palm tree in the atrium. People hurried in, nodding to the commissionaire, who still wore a tailcoat and a top hat.
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.