commiserate vs pity

commiserate is not a noun while pity is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
commiserate	No	No	Yes	No
pity	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pity is a hypernym of commiserate; that is, pity is a word with a broader meaning than commiserate:

Other hypernyms of commiserate include compassionate, condole with, feel for, sympathize with.

commiserate (noun)	pity (noun)
	the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
	an unfortunate development
	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

commiserate (verb)	pity (verb)
to feel or express sympathy or compassion	share the suffering of