confide vs commend

confide and commend both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confide	No	No	Yes	No
commend	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, commend is a hyponym of confide; that is, commend is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confide:

Other hyponyms of confide include charge, consign, recommit, obligate.

confide (verb)	commend (verb)
reveal in private; tell confidentially	express approbation of
confer a trust upon	mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
	express a good opinion of
	give to in charge
	present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence