commodities

/kəˈmɑdətiz/

//kəˈmɑdətiz// noun

"commodities" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“commodities” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,668
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of commodity

Corpus desk

Index EN-commodities · commodities · English

commodities · rank #10,668 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #10,668
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH combines

Nearest frequency peer: combines (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “commodities”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “commodities” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

commodities vs communities
82% similar

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

Key facts for commodities
PropertyValue
Headwordcommodities
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəˈmɑdətiz/
Letters11
Frequency rank#10,668
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “commodities” sits in English frequency

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).commoditieslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “combines” (#10,667), “confessed” (#10,669), “coil” (#10,666). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around commodities (IPA /kəˈmɑdətiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,668 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of commodity".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for commodities, with forms such as "ccommodities", "cmomodities", and "commdoities". 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, "communities", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is commodities, spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-I-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of commodity

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommodities
  • cmomodities
  • commdoities
  • commoddities
  • commodiites
  • commoditeis
  • commoditiess
  • commoditise
  • commoditties
  • commodtiies
  • commoidties
  • comodities
  • comomdities
  • ocmmodities

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccommodities1cmomodities2commdoities2commoddities1commodiites2commoditeis2commoditiess1commoditise2
Edit distance from "commodities"

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 "commodities"?
"commodities" is spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-I-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈmɑdətiz/.
What does "commodities" mean?
As a noun, "commodities" means: plural of commodity
What words are commonly confused with "commodities"?
"commodities" is commonly confused with "communities". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commodities"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commodities" is /kəˈmɑdətiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "commodities" come from?
"commodities" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "communities". View pair
  • 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #10,668 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more English words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list