commission
French, noun/kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃/
commission is spelled C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears 107 times per million words in written French, the 770th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Commission is a French feminine noun meaning “commission (fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mandat, charge que l’on donne à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose”.
What does commission mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecommission (fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction)
- 2
femininemessage
faire une commission à quelqu'un
- 3
feminineerrand, especially to buy usual supplies such as groceries
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mandat, charge que l’on donne à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose. 2. Message dont on charge un domestique, un subalterne, un commissionnaire. 3. Profession de celui qui fait habituellement des actes de commerce pour le compte d’autrui. 4. Ce qu’un commissionnaire, un mandataire perçoit pour son salaire.
noun: 1. Commission européenne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of commission
- commissions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce commission?
- /kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃\
- [kɔ.mi.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to commission
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is commission in French?
commission appears 107 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).