Which to use
“Kommando” and “Kommandos” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,315
- “Kommando” frequency rank
- #24,407
- “Kommandos” frequency rank
- 30722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kommando | Kommandos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Befehlsgewalt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kommando |
Where the eye mixes Kommando and Kommandos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Kommando runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against Kommandos's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kommando vs Kommandos
A purely visual mix-up. Kommando ([kɔˈmando]) and Kommandos ([kɔˈmandos]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Kommando” sits inside “Kommandos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kommando is recorded at frequency rank #6,315, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔˈmando]. Kommandos is at rank #24,407, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kɔˈmandos].
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 30722, this pair ranks #1,742,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kommando vs Kommandos
Shared letters: adkmno. Private to "Kommando": -. Private to "Kommandos": s.
"Kommando" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Kommandos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kommando" for "Kommandos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Kommando" vs "Kommandos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Kommando" and "Kommandos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommandos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,742,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kommando" and "Kommandos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kommandos vs kommendes". 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 #1,742,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.