# Comanche

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmænt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #36,493

## Definitions
1. A member of a Native American ethnic group residing especially in Texas and Oklahoma.
2. A light single-engine aircraft, the Piper PA-24 Comanche.
3. A military helicopter, the RAH-66 Comanche.

## Etymology
Probably borrowed from Spanish comanche, a corruption of Old Ute kɨmantsi *[kɨˈman.tʃi] (“enemy”, “foreigner”) (compare Modern Southern Ute [kɨˈmaːtʃi̥] (“enemy”, “stranger”)). The Comanches’ autonym is Nʉmʉnʉʉ (“the people”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccomanche`, `cmoanche`, `coamnche`, `comacnhe`, `comancche`, `comanceh`, `comanchhe`, `comanhce`, `comannche`, `commanche`, `comnache`, `ocmanche`

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