commando
/kəˈmændoʊ/noun
commando is spelled C-O-M-M-A-N-D-O: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commando means “A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commando is commandos or commandoes.
How many letters and syllables are in commando?
| Letters | 8: C-O-M-M-A-N-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 commando?
Commando appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 commando?
- UK /kəˈmɑːndəʊ/
- US /kəˈmændoʊ/
Commando 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-commando.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with commando?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as commando from its last stressed vowel (/ændoʊ/):
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 commando
- commandos plural
- commandoes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commando mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
- 2
A commando trooper.
- 3
An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commando in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | commando |
| German | Kommando , Kommandosoldat |
| Spanish | comando, escuadrón tipo comando , tropa tipo comando |
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 commando come from?
From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).