commitment

Name: commitment, English Word Data
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/kəˈmɪtmənt/

//kəˈmɪtmənt// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“commitment” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,416 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,416
frequency rank, English: 10
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

commitment vs commitments

91% similar

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

Key facts for commitment
Property	Value
Headword	commitment
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/kəˈmɪtmənt/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#3,416
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “commitment” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). commitment lands here:

#3,416

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for commitment is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəˈmɪtmənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,416 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for commitment, with forms such as "ccommitment", "cmomitment", and "comimtment". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "commitments", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From commit + -ment. The correct English form is commitment, spelled C-O-M-M-I-T-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
2
The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:
3
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially
4
Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:
5
Being bound emotionally or intellectually to a course of action or to another person or persons.
6
The trait of sincerity and focused purpose.
7
Perpetration as in a crime or mistake.
8
State of being pledged or engaged.
9
The act of being locked away, such as in an institution for the mentally ill or in jail.

Etymology

From commit + -ment.

Synonyms

allegiance charge committal consignment dedication devoir duty engagement guarantee liability loyalty must need oath obligation ought pledge promise responsibility undertaking vow word

This word in other languages

compromiso(Español)engagement(Français)Einsatz(Deutsch)compromisso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccommitment,cmomitment,comimtment,comitment,commimtent,commitemnt,commitmennt,commitmentt,commitmetn,commitmment,commitmnet,committment,commtiment,ocmmitment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commitment - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "commitment"

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 "commitment"?

"commitment" is spelled C-O-M-M-I-T-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈmɪtmənt/.

What does "commitment" mean?

As a noun, "commitment" means: The act or an instance of committing, putting in charge, keeping, or trust, especially:

What words are commonly confused with "commitment"?

"commitment" is commonly confused with "commitments". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "commitment"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commitment" is /kəˈmɪtmənt/. 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 "commitment"?

From commit + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “commitment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-I-T-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /kəˈmɪtmənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “commitments” - see the side-by-side comparison. commitment vs commitments
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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.