committee

/kəˈmɪt.i/

//kəˈmɪt.i// noun

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"committee" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“committee” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,046. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,046
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

Corpus desk

Index EN-committee · committee · English

committee · rank #1,046 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,046
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Chinese

Nearest frequency peer: Chinese (-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 “committee”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “committee” 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).

committee vs committees
90% similar
committee vs committed
89% similar
committee vs committal
78% similar

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

Key facts for committee
PropertyValue
Headwordcommittee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəˈmɪt.i/
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,046
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “committee”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).committeelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Chinese” (#1,045), “conference” (#1,047), “capital” (#1,044). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “committee” is #1,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around committee (IPA /kəˈmɪt.i/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,046 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for committee, with forms such as "ccommittee", "cmomittee", and "comimttee". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "committees", "committed", "committal", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”). The OED3 prefers the first etymology. The correct English form is committee, spelled C-O-M-M-I-T-T-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
  2. 2
    A guardian; someone in charge of another person deemed to be unable to look after themselves.
  3. 3
    Alternative form of kameti.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. My uncle is on the committee.
  2. And it is further ordained, that the Members of both Houses, that now are Members of the assembly of Divines, or any seven of them, be a standing Committee of both houses of Parliament, to consider the causes of suspension from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper, not contained in this Ordinance: unto which Committee any Eldership shall present such causes,…

Etymology

From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”). The OED3 prefers the first etymology.

This word in other languages

comité(Español)comité(Français)Komitee(Deutsch)comité(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommittee
  • cmomittee
  • comimttee
  • comittee
  • commitee
  • commitete
  • committe
  • commtitee
  • ocmmittee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of committee - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccommittee1cmomittee2comimttee2comittee1commitee1commitete2committe1commtitee2
Edit distance from "committee"

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 "committee"?
"committee" is spelled C-O-M-M-I-T-T-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈmɪt.i/.
What does "committee" mean?
As a noun, "committee" means: A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
What words are commonly confused with "committee"?
"committee" is commonly confused with "committees", "committed", "committal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "committee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "committee" is /kəˈmɪt.i/. 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 "committee"?
From commit + -ee, or else revival of Anglo-Norman commite, past participle of commettre (“to commit”), from Latin committere, from con- (“with”) + mittere (“to send”). The OED3 prefers the first etymology. 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 "committee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

expect9 variantsisland9 variantsnormal9 variantsweight9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list