# commandment

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmɑːndmənt/ · frequency rank #23,211

## Definitions
1. A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
2. Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
3. The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law.
4. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.

## Easily confused with
- **commandant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commandant-vs-commandment)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccommandment`, `cmomandment`, `comamndment`, `comandment`, `commadnment`, `commanddment`, `commandemnt`, `commandmennt`, `commandmentt`, `commandmetn`, `commandmment`, `commandmnet`, `commanmdent`, `commanndment`, `commnadment`, `ocmmandment`

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