Which to use
“commis” and “commise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,563
- “commis” frequency rank
- #16,097
- “commise” frequency rank
- 18660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commis | commise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui, dans une administration, une banque ou une maison de commerce, est chargé d’un emploi dont il doit rendre compte. | Femme qui fournit une aide dans certains métiers. |
Where the eye mixes commis and commise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commis with commise
A purely visual mix-up. commis (\kɔ.mi\) and commise (\kɔ.miz\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “commis” sits inside “commise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commis is recorded at frequency rank #2,563, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.mi\. commise is at rank #16,097, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.miz\.
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 18660, this pair ranks #377,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commis vs commise
Shared letters: cimos. Private to "commis": -. Private to "commise": e.
"commis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "commise" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commis" and "commise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "commis" vs "commise" - 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 "commis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,164 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commis" and "commise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commère vs commise". 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 #377,164 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.