Which to use
“commandes” and “commandites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,523
- “commandes” frequency rank
- #49,561
- “commandites” frequency rank
- 53084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commandes | commandites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de commande. | Pluriel de commandite. |
Where the eye mixes commandes and commandites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between commandes and commandites
A purely visual mix-up. commandes (\kɔ.mɑ̃d\) and commandites (\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 53084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commandes is recorded at frequency rank #3,523, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃d\. commandites is at rank #49,561, 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 53084, this pair ranks #143,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commandes vs commandites
Shared letters: acdemnos. Private to "commandes": -. Private to "commandites": it.
"commandes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "commandites" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commandes ← ccommandes · cmomandes · comamndes · comandes · commadnes · commanddes · commandess · commandse
- commandites ← ccommandites · cmomandites · comamndites · comandites · commadnites · commanddites · commandiets · commanditess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "commandes" for "commandites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "commandes" vs "commandites" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "commandes" and "commandites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commandes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commandites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,180 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commandes" and "commandites" 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 #143,180 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.