# command vs commanded

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### command
*noun · IPA /kəˈmɑːnd/ · frequency rank #2,032*
An order to do something.

### commanded
*verb · IPA /kəˈmændɪd/ · frequency rank #10,015*
simple past and past participle of command

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/command-vs-commanded