Which to use
“commande” and “commune” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,166
- “commande” frequency rank
- #917
- “commune” frequency rank
- 3083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commande | commune |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Division du territoire. |
Where the eye mixes commande and commune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commande with commune
A purely visual mix-up. commande (\kɔ.mɑ̃d\) and commune (\kɔ.myn\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3083, 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\. commune is at rank #917, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.myn\.
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 3083, this pair ranks #434,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commande vs commune
Shared letters: cemno. Private to "commande": ad. Private to "commune": u.
"commande" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "commune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commande" and "commune" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "commande" or "commune"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "commande" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commande" and "commune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commune vs communier". 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 #434,820 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.