Which to use
“commande” and “commandite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,166
- “commande” frequency rank
- #39,225
- “commandite” frequency rank
- 41391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commande | commandite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Mise de fonds d’un commanditaire. |
Where the eye mixes commande and commandite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commande with commandite
A purely visual mix-up. commande (\kɔ.mɑ̃d\) and commandite (\kɔ.mɑ̃.dit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commande is recorded at frequency rank #2,166, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃d\. commandite is at rank #39,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.dit\.
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 41391, this pair ranks #233,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commande vs commandite
Shared letters: acdemno. Private to "commande": -. Private to "commandite": it.
"commande" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "commandite" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- commande ← ccommande · cmomande · comamnde · comande · commadne · commandde · commaned · commannde
- commandite ← ccommandite · cmomandite · comamndite · comandite · commadnite · commanddite · commandiet · commanditte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commande" and "commandite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "commande" vs "commandite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "commande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commandite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commande" and "commandite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commandite vs commandites". 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 #233,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.