Kommandant

[kɔmanˈdant]

/[kɔmanˈdant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kommandant” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,493
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der das Kommando über etwas hat, unter anderem militärischer Einheiten (Standorte, Fahrzeugen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-kommandant · Kommandant · German

Kommandant · rank #7,493 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,493
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Japaner

Nearest frequency peer: Japaner (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kommandant“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kommandant“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kommandant vs Kommandanten
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kommandant
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommandant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔmanˈdant]
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,493
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kommandant“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kommandantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Japaner“ (#7,492), „kommunizieren“ (#7,494), „ISIS“ (#7,491). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kommandant“ bei #7,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Kommandant (IPA [kɔmanˈdant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,493 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der das Kommando über etwas hat, unter anderem militärischer Einheiten (Standorte, Fahrzeugen)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kommandant, with forms such as "kkommandant", "kmomandant", and "komamndant". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Kommandanten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Kommandant, spelled K-O-M-M-A-N-D-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der das Kommando über etwas hat, unter anderem militärischer Einheiten (Standorte, Fahrzeugen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kommandant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Lockhart redete den Kommandanten freilich nicht nur im Dienst, sondern auch unter vier Augen stets mit »Sir« an, weil das seiner Achtung vor Ericson entsprach.“
  2. „Die türkischen Frauen waren wahre Amazonen; sie ritten, schossen und zeigten viel Tapferkeit. Es soll weibliche Feldherrn und weibliche Kommandanten von Festungen gegeben haben."

Synonyms

BefehlshaberKommandeur

This word in other languages

commandant(English)comandante(Español)commandant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkommandant
  • kmomandant
  • komamndant
  • komandant
  • kommadnant
  • kommanadnt
  • kommandannt
  • kommandantt
  • kommandatn
  • kommanddant
  • kommandnat
  • kommanndant
  • kommnadant
  • okmmandant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kommandant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkommandant1kmomandant2komamndant2komandant1kommadnant2kommanadnt2kommandannt1kommandantt1
Edit distance from "Kommandant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kommandant"?
"Kommandant" is spelled K-O-M-M-A-N-D-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔmanˈdant].
What does "Kommandant" mean?
As a noun, "Kommandant" means: jemand, der das Kommando über etwas hat, unter anderem militärischer Einheiten (Standorte, Fahrzeugen)
What words are commonly confused with "Kommandant"?
"Kommandant" is commonly confused with "Kommandanten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kommandant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommandant" is [kɔmanˈdant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommandant" come from?
"Kommandant" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kommandant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

heimischen#7,484Richtlinie#7,522Sauerstoff#7,525Umstellung#7,540

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

künftigen14 variantsmächtigen14 variantsFestivals14 variantsentworfen14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list