commodatum
"commodatum" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“commodatum” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commodatum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “commodatum” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
commodatum is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for commodatum in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English, from Latin commodātum (“loan”), neuter substantive of commodātus (“borrowed, lent”). The correct English form is commodatum, spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-A-T-U-M.
Definition
- 1A gratuitous loan for the temporary use of a thing to be returned after a fixed or determinable time.
- 2A contract in which movables are loaned in this way.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin commodātum (“loan”), neuter substantive of commodātus (“borrowed, lent”).
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Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “commodatum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-O-D-A-T-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.