Which to use
“commis” and “coms” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,563
- “commis” frequency rank
- #36,773
- “coms” frequency rank
- 39336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commis | coms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui, dans une administration, une banque ou une maison de commerce, est chargé d’un emploi dont il doit rendre compte. | Abréviation populaire de commissions. |
Where the eye mixes commis and coms
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: commis vs coms
A purely visual mix-up. commis (\kɔ.mi\) and coms (\kɔm\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39336, 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\. coms is at rank #36,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔm\.
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 39336, this pair ranks #248,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commis vs coms
Shared letters: cmos. Private to "commis": i. Private to "coms": -.
"commis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coms" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commis" and "coms" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "commis" vs "coms" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "commis" and "coms" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commis" and "coms" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coms vs kom". 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 #248,751 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.