# communion

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmjuːnjən/ · frequency rank #12,946

## Definitions
1. A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
2. Holy Communion; the Eucharist.
3. Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church.
4. Ecclesiastical interrecognition of belonging to the true Church.

## Etymology
From Middle English comunioun, communyoun, from Anglo-Norman comunion or Middle French communion, from Ecclesiastical Latin commūniō (“communion”), from Latin commūnis.

## Easily confused with
- **community** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communion-vs-community)
- **communist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communion-vs-communist)
- **companion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communion-vs-companion)
- **communism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/communion-vs-communism)
- **commotion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commotion-vs-communion)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccommunion`, `cmomunion`, `commnuion`, `commuinon`, `communino`, `communionn`, `communnion`, `communoin`, `comumnion`, `comunion`, `ocmmunion`

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