# commissioner

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmɪʃənɚ/ · frequency rank #3,415

## Definitions
1. A member of a commission.
2. Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.
3. An official in charge of a government department, especially a police force.
4. Someone who commissions something.

## Etymology
From Middle English commissioner, from Anglo-Norman commissionaire, from Medieval Latin commissiōnārius. Doublet of commissionaire. See commission.

## Easily confused with
- **commissions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commissioner-vs-commissions)
- **commissioners** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commissioner-vs-commissioners)
- **commission** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commission-vs-commissioner)
- **commissioned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commissioned-vs-commissioner)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccommissioner`, `cmomissioner`, `comimssioner`, `comissioner`, `commisioner`, `commisisoner`, `commissinoer`, `commissioenr`, `commissionerr`, `commissionner`, `commissionre`, `commissoiner`, `commsisioner`, `ocmmissioner`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/commissioner