commendable
/kəˈmɛndəbəl/adjective
commendable is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-B-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, commendable means “Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in commendable?
| Letters | 11: C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is commendable?
Commendable appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 commendable?
- /kəˈmɛndəbəl/
- /ˈkɒmɛndəbəl/
- /ˈkɒməndəbəl/
Commendable has 4 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-commendable.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commendable
- more commendable comparative
- most commendable superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commendable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commendable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense worthy of commendation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | louable, digne d'éloges |
| German | anerkennenswert, empfehlenswert, lobenswert, löblich, rühmenswert, vorbildlich |
| Spanish | alabable, loable, encomiable |
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 commendable come from?
From Middle English commendable, from Middle French commendable, from Latin commendabilis, from commendare (“to commend, intrust to”), from com- + mandare (“to commit, intrust, enjoin”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).