commanding
com·mand·ing/kəˈmændɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
commanding is spelled C-O-M-M-A-N-D-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables (com·mand·ing). It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, commanding means “Tending to give commands, authoritarian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in commanding?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-M-A-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·mand·ing |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is commanding?
Commanding appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 commanding?
- US /kəˈmændɪŋ/
- UK /kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/
Commanding has 3 syllables, split com·mand·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-command.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with commanding?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as commanding from its last stressed vowel (/ændɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of commanding
- more commanding comparative
- most commanding superlative
- commandings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commanding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to give commands, authoritarian.
- 2
Impressively dominant; very good and impressive.
a commanding structure
- 3
Dominating from above, giving a wide view (of a place or position)
noun
- 1
The act of giving a command.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of command
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate commanding?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of commanding: cmdg, cmdg., comdg.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).