commandment
com·mand·ment/kəˈmændmənt/noun
commandment is spelled C-O-M-M-A-N-D-M-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables (com·mand·ment). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commandment means “A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commandment is commandments.
How many letters and syllables are in commandment?
| Letters | 11: C-O-M-M-A-N-D-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·mand·ment |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is commandment?
Commandment appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 commandment?
- UK /kəˈmɑːndmənt/
- US /kəˈmændmənt/
- /kəˈmændɪmənt/
Commandment has 3 syllables, split com·mand·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-commandment.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commandment
- commandments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commandment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
- 2
archaicSomething that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
- 3
The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
- 4
obsoleteThe act of commanding; exercise of authority.
noun
- 1
Any of the Ten Commandments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate commandment?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of commandment: comdt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commandment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a command or edict:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | commandement |
| German | Gebot |
| Portuguese | mandamento |
| Spanish | mandamiento, comandamiento |
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 commandment come from?
Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).