Which to use
“commandeur” is an adjective and “commandez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,439
- “commandeur” frequency rank
- #22,803
- “commandez” frequency rank
- 41242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commandeur | commandez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui commande. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de commander. |
Where the eye mixes commandeur and commandez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commandeur with commandez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: commandeur is \kɔ.mɑ̃.dœʁ\ while commandez is \kɔ.mɑ̃.de\. 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 41242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commandeur is recorded at frequency rank #18,439, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.dœʁ\. commandez is at rank #22,803, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.mɑ̃.de\.
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 41242, this pair ranks #234,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commandeur vs commandez
Shared letters: acdemno. Private to "commandeur": ru. Private to "commandez": z.
"commandeur" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "commandez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- commandeur ← ccommandeur · cmomandeur · comamndeur · comandeur · commadneur · commanddeur · commanderu · commandeurr
- commandez ← ccommandez · cmomandez · comamndez · comandez · commadnez · commanddez · commandezz · commandze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commandeur" and "commandez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "commandeur" or "commandez"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "commandeur" and "commandez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commandeur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commandez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commandeur" and "commandez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "command vs commandez". 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 #234,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.