Which to use
“commis” and “Comtois” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,563
- “commis” frequency rank
- #32,753
- “Comtois” frequency rank
- 35316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commis | Comtois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui, dans une administration, une banque ou une maison de commerce, est chargé d’un emploi dont il doit rendre compte. | Habitant de La Comté, commune française située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais. |
Where the eye mixes commis and Comtois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses commis with Comtois
A purely visual mix-up. commis (\kɔ.mi\) and Comtois (\kɔ̃.twa\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35316, 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\. Comtois is at rank #32,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ̃.twa\.
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 35316, this pair ranks #277,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commis vs Comtois
Shared letters: cimos. Private to "commis": -. Private to "Comtois": t.
"commis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Comtois" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commis" and "Comtois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "commis" vs "Comtois" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "Comtois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commis" and "Comtois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compos vs Comtois". 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 #277,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.