commit

/kəˈmɪt/

//kəˈmɪt// verb

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"commit" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“commit” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,067. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,067
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

Corpus desk

Index EN-commit · commit · English

commit · rank #4,067 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,067
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH column

Nearest frequency peer: column (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “commit”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “commit” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

commit vs common
67% similar
commit vs cosmic
67% similar
commit vs commute
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for commit
PropertyValue
Headwordcommit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kəˈmɪt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,067
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “commit”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).commitlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “column” (#4,066), “compensation” (#4,068), “claiming” (#4,065). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “commit” is #4,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around commit (IPA /kəˈmɪt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,067 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for commit, with forms such as "ccommit", "cmomit", and "comimt". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "common", "cosmic", "commute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English committen, itself borrowed from Latin committō (“to bring together, join, compare, commit (a wrong), incur, give in charge, etc.”), from com- (“together”) + mittō (“to send”). See mission. The correct English form is commit, spelled C-O-M-M-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
  2. 2
    To imprison: to forcibly place in a jail.
  3. 3
    To forcibly evaluate and treat in a medical facility, particularly for presumed mental illness.
  4. 4
    To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
  5. 5
    To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step. (Traditionally used only reflexively but now also without oneself etc.)
  6. 6
    To make a set of changes permanent.
  7. 7
    To integrate new revisions into the public or master version of a file in a version control system.
  8. 8
    To enter into a contest; to match; often followed by with.
  9. 9
    To confound.
  10. 10
    To commit an offence; especially, to fornicate.
  11. 11
    To be committed or perpetrated; to take place; to occur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how commit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Commit these numbers to memory.
  2. Bid him farwell, commit him to the Graue,

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English committen, itself borrowed from Latin committō (“to bring together, join, compare, commit (a wrong), incur, give in charge, etc.”), from com- (“together”) + mittō (“to send”). See mission.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

encomendar(Español)confier(Français)anvertrauen(Deutsch)internar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommit
  • cmomit
  • comimt
  • comit
  • committ
  • commti
  • ocmmit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccommit1cmomit2comimt2comit1committ1commti2ocmmit2
Edit distance from "commit"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "commit"?
"commit" is spelled C-O-M-M-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈmɪt/.
What does "commit" mean?
As a verb, "commit" means: To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
What words are commonly confused with "commit"?
"commit" is commonly confused with "common", "cosmic", "commute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commit" is /kəˈmɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "commit"?
Inherited from Middle English committen, itself borrowed from Latin committō (“to bring together, join, compare, commit (a wrong), incur, give in charge, etc.”), from com- (“together”) + mittō (“to send”). See mission. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "commit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

column#4,066ethnic#4,082foster#4,085fuckin#4,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

brave7 variantsalert7 variantsjokes7 variantsoccurs7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list