Which to use
“commise” and “commune” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,097
- “commise” frequency rank
- #917
- “commune” frequency rank
- 17014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commise | commune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme qui fournit une aide dans certains métiers. | Division du territoire. |
Where the eye mixes commise and commune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between commise and commune
A purely visual mix-up. commise (\kɔ.miz\) and commune (\kɔ.myn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commise is recorded at frequency rank #16,097, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.miz\. commune is at rank #917, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.myn\.
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 17014, this pair ranks #385,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of commise vs commune
Shared letters: cemo. Private to "commise": is. Private to "commune": nu.
"commise" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "commune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commise" and "commune" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "commise" or "commune" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "commise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commise" and "commune" 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 #385,198 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.