Which to use
“commandée” is an adjective and “commandent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,994
- “commandée” frequency rank
- #30,530
- “commandent” frequency rank
- 44524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commandée | commandent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de commandé. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de commander. |
Where the eye mixes commandée and commandent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between commandée and commandent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: commandée is \kɔ.mɑ̃.de\ while commandent is \kɔ.mɑ̃d\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commandée is recorded at frequency rank #13,994, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.de\. commandent is at rank #30,530, tagged as averb, 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 44524, this pair ranks #209,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commandée vs commandent
Shared letters: acdemno. Private to "commandée": é. Private to "commandent": t.
"commandée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "commandent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commandent ← ccommandent · cmomandent · comamndent · comandent · commadnent · commanddent · commandennt · commandentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commandée" for "commandent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "commandée" or "commandent" show up more?
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 "commandée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commandent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,840 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commandée" and "commandent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commandent vs commentent". 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 #209,840 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.