Which to use
“commandes” and “companies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,523
- “commandes” frequency rank
- #46,076
- “companies” frequency rank
- 49599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commandes | companies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de commande. | Pluriel de company. |
Where the eye mixes commandes and companies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between commandes and companies
A purely visual mix-up. commandes (\kɔ.mɑ̃d\) and companies (\ˈkʌm.pə.niz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49599, 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\. companies is at rank #46,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkʌm.pə.niz\.
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 49599, this pair ranks #169,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commandes vs companies
Shared letters: acemnos. Private to "commandes": d. Private to "companies": ip.
"commandes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "companies" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commandes" and "companies" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "commandes" vs "companies" - which ranks higher?
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 "commandes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "companies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commandes" and "companies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "companies vs compares". 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 #169,321 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.