# commando

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmɑːn.dəʊ/ · frequency rank #19,293

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare.

## Easily confused with
- **commend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commando-vs-commend)
- **commands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commando-vs-commands)
- **command** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/command-vs-commando)
- **commander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commander-vs-commando)
- **commanded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commanded-vs-commando)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccommando`, `cmomando`, `comamndo`, `comando`, `commadno`, `commanddo`, `commanndo`, `commanod`, `commnado`, `ocmmando`

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