comisión

/[komiˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“comisión” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #839 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#839
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Acción de cometer.

Key facts for comisión
PropertyValue
Headwordcomisión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[komiˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#839
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “comisión” sits in Spanish 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). comisión lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for comisión is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [komiˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #839 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for comisión, with forms such as "ccomisión", "cmoisión", and "coimsión". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "comunión", "compasión", "comisiones", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is comisión, spelled C-O-M-I-S-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de cometer.
  2. 2
    Orden a una persona de realizar cierta acción o encargo.
  3. 3
    Encargo que se ha pedido a alguien que lo realice.
  4. 4
    Dinero cobrado por un intermediario al efectuar una transacción comercial o financiera.
  5. 5
    Conjunto de personas, encargadas por una corporación o autoridad, del tratamiento, estudio o solución de un determinado asunto.
  6. 6
    Actividad comercial en la que se vende y compra por cuenta de otros.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccomisión,cmoisión,coimsión,comición,comiisón,comisinó,comisiónn,comissión,comisóin,commisión,comsiión,ocmisión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "comisión"

ccomisión1cmoisión2coimsión2comición1comiisón2comisinó2comisiónn1comissión1
Edit distance from "comisión"

Frequency rank: #839 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "comisión"?
"comisión" is spelled C-O-M-I-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [komiˈsjõn].
What does "comisión" mean?
As a noun, "comisión" means: Acción de cometer.
What words are commonly confused with "comisión"?
"comisión" is commonly confused with "comunión", "compasión", "comisiones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comisión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comisión" is [komiˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "comisión" come from?
"comisión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “comisión”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-M-I-S-I-Ó-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [komiˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “comunión” — see the side-by-side comparison. comisión vs comunión
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.