Which to use
“chemise” and “commise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,224
- “chemise” frequency rank
- #16,097
- “commise” frequency rank
- 21321
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chemise | commise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vêtement en linge ou en laine qu’on porte sur la chair, couvrant le buste et les bras. | Femme qui fournit une aide dans certains métiers. |
Where the eye mixes chemise and commise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. chemise (CCVCVCV) and commise (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses chemise with commise
A purely visual mix-up. chemise (\ʃə.miz\) and commise (\kɔ.miz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chemise is recorded at frequency rank #5,224, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.miz\. commise is at rank #16,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.miz\.
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 21321, this pair ranks #363,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chemise vs commise
Shared letters: ceims. Private to "chemise": h. Private to "commise": o.
"chemise" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "commise" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "chemise" and "commise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "chemise" or "commise"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "chemise" and "commise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chemise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #363,771 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chemise" and "commise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commère vs commise". 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 #363,771 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.