command
/kəˈmɑːnd/
"command" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“command” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,032 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,032
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An order to do something.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | command |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəˈmɑːnd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,032 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “command” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for command is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəˈmɑːnd/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,032 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for command, with forms such as "ccommand", "cmomand", and "comamnd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "common", "conman", "company", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic … The correct English form is command, spelled C-O-M-M-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1An order to do something.
- 2The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.
- 3power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.
- 4A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.
- 5The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.
- 6A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.
- 7Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook.
- 8A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task.
- 9The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.
- 10A command performance.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin commendō ▲ Latin mandōinflu. Latin commandāre Old French comanderbor. Middle English comaunden English command From Middle English commanden, commaunden, comaunden, comanden, from Old French comander, from Late Latin commandāre, from Latin commendāre. Ultimately from Latin com- + mandō (whence ultimately also commend (a doublet), mandate, and recommend), from manus + -dō. Compare typologically Russian поручи́ть (poručítʹ), поруче́ние (poručénije), руководи́ть (rukovodítʹ), руководи́тель (rukovodítelʹ) related to рука́ (ruká).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccommand,cmomand,comamnd,comand,commadn,commandd,commannd,commnad,ocmmand
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of command - 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.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “command”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kəˈmɑːnd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “common” - see the side-by-side comparison. command vs common
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.