Which to use
“chemises” and “commises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,539
- “chemises” frequency rank
- #11,542
- “commises” frequency rank
- 23081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | chemises | commises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de chemise. | Pluriel de commise. |
Where the eye mixes chemises and commises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between chemises and commises
A purely visual mix-up. chemises (\ʃə.miz\) and commises (\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 23081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
chemises is recorded at frequency rank #11,539, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʃə.miz\. commises is at rank #11,542, 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 23081, this pair ranks #354,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of chemises vs commises
Shared letters: ceims. Private to "chemises": h. Private to "commises": o.
"chemises" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "commises" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "chemises" for "commises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "chemises" vs "commises" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "chemises" and "commises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "chemises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #354,482 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "chemises" and "commises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chemine vs chemises". 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 #354,482 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.