Which to use
“comisión” and “commission” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #839
- “comisión” frequency rank
- #39,648
- “commission” frequency rank
- 40487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | comisión | commission |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de cometer. | Comisión. |
Where the eye mixes comisión and commission
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. comisión runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against commission's 10 (CVCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: comisión vs commission
A purely visual mix-up. comisión ([komiˈsjõn]) and commission (/kəˈmɪʃ.ən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
comisión is recorded at frequency rank #839, classified as anoun, pronounced [komiˈsjõn]. commission is at rank #39,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kəˈmɪʃ.ən/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40487, this pair ranks #158,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of comisión vs commission
Shared letters: cimnos. Private to "comisión": ó. Private to "commission": -.
"comisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "commission" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commission ← ccommission · cmomission · comimssion · comission · commiscion · commision · commisison · commissino
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "comisión" and "commission" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "comisión" or "commission" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "comisión" and "commission" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "comisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commission" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "comisión" and "commission" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "camisón vs comisión". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #158,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.