commendatory
adjective
commendatory is spelled C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-T-O-R-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, commendatory means “Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in commendatory?
| Letters | 12: C-O-M-M-E-N-D-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 commendatory?
Commendatory appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 commendatory?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-commendatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commendatory
- more commendatory comparative
- most commendatory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commendatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary.
- 2
Holding a benefice in commendam.
a commendatory bishop
noun
- 1
obsoleteThat which commends; a commendation; eulogy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does commendatory come from?
From commend + -atory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).