village green vs commons

village green and commons both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
village green	Yes	No	No	No
commons	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, commons is a hypernym of village green; that is, commons is a word with a broader meaning than village green:

Other hypernyms of village green include common, green, park.

village green (noun)	commons (noun)
a village park consisting of a plot of grassy land	a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank
	a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
	a pasture subject to common use