communion

\kɔ.my.njɔ̃\

/\kɔ.my.njɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“communion” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,543. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,543
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intérêts en commun.

Corpus desk

Index FR-communion · communion · French

communion · rank #11,543 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,543
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commises

Nearest frequency peer: commises (-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 « communion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « communion » 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).

communion vs community
78% similar
communion vs commotion
78% similar
communion vs communier
78% similar

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

Key facts for communion
PropertyValue
Headwordcommunion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.my.njɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,543
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « communion »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « commises » (#11,542), « chronologie » (#11,541), « composées » (#11,545). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « communion » est au #11,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around communion (IPA \kɔ.my.njɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,543 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for communion, with forms such as "ccommunion", "cmomunion", and "commnuion". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "community", "commotion", "communier", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is communion, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intérêts en commun.
  2. 2
    Accord profond, sympathie entre des personnes.
  3. 3
    Partage d'idées ou de sentiments.
  4. 4
    Sentiment de vécu partagé de quelque chose, ou de participation à quelque chose.
  5. 5
    Union de plusieurs personnes dans une même foi.
  6. 6
    Rite de réception du corps et du sang de Jésus-Christ, sous la forme de pain et de vin, dans le christianisme catholique romain.
  7. 7
    Partie de la messe où le prêtre accomplit ce rite.
  8. 8
    Première communion ou communion solennelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les communes d’Etalle et de Sainte-Marie possédaient indivisément une certaine étendue de bois dans le ci-devant département des Ardennes. Désirant l'une et l'autre faire cesser cette communion , le 11 brum., an XIV, la commune d'Etalle demanda l'autorisation de procéder au partage , […].
  2. Évidemment, on était bien loin des grands moments de « communion » : le spectacle sur la montagne, à Montréal, de 1975, organisé et animé par Lise Payette. (Qu’on y soit allé ou non, cet événement est devenu légendaire, fondateur.)

Synonyms

eucharistie

This word in other languages

communion(English)comunión(Español)Kommunion(Deutsch)comunhão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommunion
  • cmomunion
  • commnuion
  • commuinon
  • communino
  • communionn
  • communnion
  • communoin
  • comumnion
  • comunion
  • ocmmunion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccommunion1cmomunion2commnuion2commuinon2communino2communionn1communnion1communoin2
Edit distance from "communion"

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 "communion"?
"communion" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.my.njɔ̃\.
What does "communion" mean?
As a noun, "communion" means: Intérêts en commun.
What words are commonly confused with "communion"?
"communion" is commonly confused with "community", "commotion", "communier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "communion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "communion" is \kɔ.my.njɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "communion" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

composées#11,545brasserie#11,531baignoire#11,529cuisinier#11,559

Similar misspelling depth

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

chemises11 variantscalories11 variantscoupures11 variantscréatif11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list