commendable

/kəˈmɛndəbəl/

//kəˈmɛndəbəl// adj

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"commendable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“commendable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,375
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.

Corpus desk

Index EN-commendable · commendable · English

commendable · rank #26,375 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,375
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH competitively

Nearest frequency peer: competitively (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “commendable”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “commendable” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for commendable
PropertyValue
Headwordcommendable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kəˈmɛndəbəl/
Letters11
Frequency rank#26,375
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “commendable”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).commendablelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “competitively” (#26,376), “cloves” (#26,373), “compress” (#26,377). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “commendable” is #26,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around commendable (IPA /kəˈmɛndəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,375 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for commendable, with forms such as "ccommendable", "cmomendable", and "comemndable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: 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”). The correct English form is commendable, spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how commendable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Thanks, i' faith; for silence is only commendable In a neat's tongue dried and a maid not vendible.
  2. Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]

Etymology

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”).

This word in other languages

alabable(Español)louable(Français)empfehlenswert(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommendable
  • cmomendable
  • comemndable
  • comendable
  • commednable
  • commenadble
  • commendabble
  • commendabel
  • commendablle
  • commendalbe
  • commendbale
  • commenddable
  • commendible
  • commenndable
  • commnedable
  • ocmmendable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commendable - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccommendable1cmomendable2comemndable2comendable1commednable2commenadble2commendabble1commendabel2
Edit distance from "commendable"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "commendable"?
"commendable" is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈmɛndəbəl/.
What does "commendable" mean?
As an adjective, "commendable" means: Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious.
What are common misspellings of "commendable"?
Common misspellings include "ccommendable", "cmomendable", "comemndable", "comendable", "commednable". The correct spelling is "commendable".
How do you pronounce "commendable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commendable" is /kəˈmɛndəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "commendable"?
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”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "commendable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list