commune

\kɔ.myn\

/\kɔ.myn\/ noun

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The verdict

“commune” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #917 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#917
frequency rank, French
7
letters
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Division du territoire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

commune vs communs
86% similar
commune vs communes
88% similar
commune vs communier
78% similar

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

Key facts for commune
PropertyValue
Headwordcommune
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.myn\
Letters7
Frequency rank#917
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “commune” sits in French 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). commune lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for commune is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ.myn\. Corpus data places it at rank #917 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for commune, with forms such as "ccommune", "cmomune", and "commnue". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "communs", "communes", "communier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is commune, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Division du territoire.
  2. 2
    Division du territoire.
  3. 3
    Division du territoire.
  4. 4
    Division du territoire.
  5. 5
    Division du territoire.
  6. 6
    Division du territoire.
  7. 7
    Milice bourgeoise ou milice de la campagne, dans l’Ancien Régime.
  8. 8
    Organisation révolutionnaire du peuple insurgé.
  9. 9
    Division administrative de deuxième niveau au Burundi (comprise dans une province et comprend des collines).
  10. 10
    Regroupement de communauté intentionnelle, le plus souvent mais pas forcément, sur un terrain utilisé en commun, pour le pâturage, la culture et d'autres usages.
  11. 11
    Subdivision du mode institutionnel d'occupation et de distribution des terres, le régime seigneurial, implanté en Nouvelle-France en 1627 et aboli officiellement en 1854, après l'avènement des Townships en 1763, il en subsisterait encore quelques-unes, le long du fleuve Saint-Laurent, pour le pâturage, la culture et d'autres usages.
  12. 12
    Communage, communage de pâture simple, droit de communage, profit à prendre en commun, dans le droit des biens et de la propriété en common law. — (Termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO))
  13. 13
    Député élu à la Chambre des communes, au Parlement, à Ottawa.
  14. 14
    Qui sert, qui peut servir tout le monde de manière indiscriminée, fille de joie, prostituée, femme de mauvaise vie.
  15. 15
    Perception imaginative, idée folle, incohérence, pensée utopique.
  16. 16
    L'ensemble des règles en application, droit statutaire et pouvoir résiduel fédéral, droit commun, fondement des principes du droit en droit civil québécois.

Synonyms

villemunicipalité

This word in other languages

town(English)municipio(Español)Gemeinde(Deutsch)comunidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccommune,cmomune,commnue,commuen,communne,comumne,comune,ocmmune

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commune - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccommune1cmomune2commnue2commuen2communne1comumne2comune1ocmmune2
Edit distance from "commune"

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 "commune"?
"commune" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.myn\.
What does "commune" mean?
As a noun, "commune" means: Division du territoire.
What words are commonly confused with "commune"?
"commune" is commonly confused with "communs", "communes", "communier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commune" is \kɔ.myn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "commune" come from?
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Using “commune”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.myn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “communs” - see the side-by-side comparison. commune vs communs
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list