commandant
/ˈkɒməndænt/noun
commandant is spelled C-O-M-M-A-N-D-A-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commandant means “A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commandant is commandants.
How many letters and syllables are in commandant?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-M-A-N-D-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is commandant?
Commandant appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce commandant?
- US /ˈkɒməndænt/
- US /kɒmənˈdænt/
- US /-dɑnt/
Commandant has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-commandant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commandant
- commandants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commandant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
- 2
A military rank equivalent to major used in some countries, especially when derived from French usage.
- 3
lieutenant-colonel
noun
- 1
Title for the officer in charge of a commando or district.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate commandant?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of commandant: comdt, comm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commandant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | commandant |
| Portuguese | comandante |
| Spanish | comandante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does commandant come from?
From French commandant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).