commendam
obsolete
commendam is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commendam means “A vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commendam is commendams.
How many letters and syllables are in commendam?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is commendam?
Commendam appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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).
What does commendam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does commendam come from?
From Latin in commendam (“in trust”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).