Kommode

[kɔˈmoːdə]

/[kɔˈmoːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kommode” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,276
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Möbelstück mit mehreren Schubladen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kommode · Kommode · German

Kommode · rank #28,276 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,276
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kommilitonen

Nearest frequency peer: Kommilitonen (-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 „Kommode“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Kommode“ 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).

Kommode vs Komödie
57% similar
Kommode vs Kommune
71% similar
Kommode vs komme
57% similar

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

Key facts for Kommode
PropertyValue
HeadwordKommode
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɔˈmoːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,276
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kommode“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kommodeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kommilitonen“ (#28,275), „Kleinkindern“ (#28,274), „Kopfkissen“ (#28,278). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kommode“ bei #28,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kommode (IPA [kɔˈmoːdə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,276 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kommode, with forms such as "kkommode", "kmomode", and "kommdoe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Komödie", "Kommune", "komme", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kommode, spelled K-O-M-M-O-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Möbelstück mit mehreren Schubladen
  2. 2
    altes Klavier

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Schreiner fertigt eine Kommode an.
  2. „Vor dem Bett stand eine weiße Kommode und darauf zwei Glasbehälter, in denen sich Nescafé und Kekse befanden.“

This word in other languages

commode(English)cómoda(Español)commode(Français)cômoda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkommode
  • kmomode
  • kommdoe
  • kommodde
  • kommoed
  • komode
  • komomde
  • okmmode

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kommode - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

kkommode1kmomode2kommdoe2kommodde1kommoed2komode1komomde2okmmode2
Edit distance from "Kommode"

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 "Kommode"?
"Kommode" is spelled K-O-M-M-O-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kɔˈmoːdə].
What does "Kommode" mean?
As a noun, "Kommode" means: Möbelstück mit mehreren Schubladen
What words are commonly confused with "Kommode"?
"Kommode" is commonly confused with "Komödie", "Kommune", "komme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kommode"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kommode" is [kɔˈmoːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kommode" come from?
"Kommode" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kiefern#28,271lachten#28,285Lichten#28,291Londons#28,297

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

labert8 variantsmarode8 variantsmassig8 variantsHentai8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list