Which to use
“commanda” is a verb and “commande” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,751
- “commanda” frequency rank
- #2,166
- “commande” frequency rank
- 34917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commanda | commande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de commander. | Ordre donné à un fabricant, à un ouvrier, à un artiste de faire un certain ouvrage, ou à un marchand de faire une certaine livraison. |
Where the eye mixes commanda and commande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between commanda and commande
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: commanda is \kɔ.mɑ̃.da\ while commande is \kɔ.mɑ̃d\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “commanda” becomes e in “commande”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commanda is recorded at frequency rank #32,751, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.da\. commande is at rank #2,166, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃d\.
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 34917, this pair ranks #280,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commanda vs commande
Shared letters: acdmno. Private to "commanda": -. Private to "commande": e.
"commanda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "commande" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commanda" and "commande" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "commanda" or "commande"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "commanda" and "commande" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commanda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commanda" and "commande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "command vs commanda". 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 #280,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.