Which to use
“commis” and “commises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,563
- “commis” frequency rank
- #11,542
- “commises” frequency rank
- 14105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commis | commises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui, dans une administration, une banque ou une maison de commerce, est chargé d’un emploi dont il doit rendre compte. | Pluriel de commise. |
Where the eye mixes commis and commises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commis with commises
A purely visual mix-up. commis (\kɔ.mi\) and commises (\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 2 extra letter(s) - “commis” sits inside “commises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14105, 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\. commises is at rank #11,542, 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 14105, this pair ranks #398,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commis vs commises
Shared letters: cimos. Private to "commis": -. Private to "commises": e.
"commis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "commises" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commis" and "commises" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "commis" vs "commises" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "commis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,172 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commis" and "commises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commis vs compos". 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 #398,172 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.