commode
/kəˈməʊd/noun
commode is spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commode means “A low chest of drawers on short legs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commode is commodes.
How many letters and syllables are in commode?
| Letters | 7: C-O-M-M-O-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th 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 commode?
Commode appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 commode?
- /kəˈməʊd/
Commode has 2 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-commode.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commode
- commodes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commode mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A low chest of drawers on short legs.
- 2
A stand for a washbowl and jug.
- 3
A chair containing a chamber pot.
- 4
USA toilet.
- 5
A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commode in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 commode come from?
Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).