Which to use
“commu” and “commune” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,714
- “commu” frequency rank
- #917
- “commune” frequency rank
- 40631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commu | commune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Communauté (en particulier sur Internet). | Division du territoire. |
Where the eye mixes commu and commune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: commu vs commune
A purely visual mix-up. commu (\kɔ.my\) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “commu” sits inside “commune”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commu is recorded at frequency rank #39,714, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.my\. 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 40631, this pair ranks #239,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commu vs commune
Shared letters: cmou. Private to "commu": -. Private to "commune": en.
"commu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "commune" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "commu" and "commune" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "commu" or "commune"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "commu" 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 #239,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commu" and "commune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commu vs compo". 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 #239,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.