Which to use
“commandes” and “commandos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,523
- “commandes” frequency rank
- #25,937
- “commandos” frequency rank
- 29460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commandes | commandos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de commande. | Pluriel de commando. |
Where the eye mixes commandes and commandos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commandes with commandos
A purely visual mix-up. commandes (\kɔ.mɑ̃d\) and commandos (\kɔ.mɑ̃.do\) 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 a single letter - e in “commandes” becomes o in “commandos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29460, 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\. commandos is at rank #25,937, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.do\.
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 29460, this pair ranks #316,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commandes vs commandos
Shared letters: acdmnos. Private to "commandes": e. Private to "commandos": -.
"commandes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "commandos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commandes" and "commandos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "commandes" vs "commandos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "commandes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commandos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commandes" and "commandos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "command vs commandos". 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 #316,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.