Word guide

How do you spell commercial?

C-O-M-M-E-R-C-I-A-L

Commercial is spelled C-O-M-M-E-R-C-I-A-L, with two m's and a c in the -cial ending. Comercial with one m is the classic mistake. Commercial use of the stock photos here is covered by the license, so you can put them in ads and on products.

Spelling tip

Double m, then -cial with a c, not -tial or -shal.

What it means

Commercial use means using a picture to sell or promote something, from ads to packaging. The license on this site allows commercial use of its stock photos.

Common misspellings

  • comercial → commercial
  • commerical → commercial
  • commertial → commercial
  • comercail → commercial
  • commercail → commercial