commission

\kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“commission” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #766. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#766
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mandat, charge que l’on donne à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-commission · commission · French

commission · rank #766 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #766
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH accès

Nearest frequency peer: accès (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « commission »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « commission » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

commission vs compassion
80% similar
commission vs commissions
91% similar

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

Key facts for commission
PropertyValue
Headwordcommission
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#766
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « commission »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).commissionse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « accès » (#765), « différentes » (#767), « œuvre » (#764). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « commission » est au #766. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around commission (IPA \kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #766 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for commission, with forms such as "ccommission", "cmomission", and "comimssion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "compassion", "commissions", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is commission, spelled C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mandat, charge que l’on donne à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Message dont on charge un domestique, un subalterne, un commissionnaire.
  3. 3
    Profession de celui qui fait habituellement des actes de commerce pour le compte d’autrui.
  4. 4
    Ce qu’un commissionnaire, un mandataire perçoit pour son salaire.
  5. 5
    Ce qu’un commissionnaire, un mandataire perçoit pour son salaire.
  6. 6
    Lettre de marque, délivrée par un État à un corsaire.
  7. 7
    Réunion de personnes commises pour remplir des fonctions spéciales, ou chargées d’un travail préparatoire, de l’examen d’une chose, d’une affaire.
  8. 8
    Tribunal d’exception.
  9. 9
    Miction ou défécation. → voir petite commission et grosse commission
  10. 10
    Fait de commettre quelque chose, généralement une faute.
  11. 11
    Achat effectué pour les besoins courants.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Donner commission à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose, lui donner une commission, le charger de quelque commission.
  2. Exécuter, remplir une commission.

Synonyms

mandatcommandcommandite

This word in other languages

act(English)comisión(Español)Auftrag(Deutsch)comissão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommission
  • cmomission
  • comimssion
  • comission
  • commision
  • commisison
  • commissino
  • commissionn
  • commissoin
  • commsision
  • ocmmission

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commission - 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.

ccommission1cmomission2comimssion2comission1commision1commisison2commissino2commissionn1
Edit distance from "commission"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "commission"?
"commission" is spelled C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "commission" mean?
As a noun, "commission" means: Mandat, charge que l’on donne à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "commission"?
"commission" is commonly confused with "compassion", "commissions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commission"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commission" is \kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "commission" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list