commodious
/kəˈməʊdɪ.əs/
"commodious" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“commodious” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commodious |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kəˈməʊdɪ.əs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “commodious” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for commodious is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəˈməʊdɪ.əs/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for commodious, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English commodious (“convenient, advantageous”), from Anglo-Norman commodious, Old French commodieux, directly from Medieval Latin commodiosus (“convenient, useful”), irregularly from Latin commodus (“suitable, fit, convenient”), from com- + mod… The correct English form is commodious, spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-I-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
- 2Convenient, serviceable, suitable.
- 3Advantageous, profitable, beneficial.
- 4Of life or living, endowed with conveniences; comfortable; free from hardship.
- 5Of a person, accommodating, obliging, helpful.
Etymology
From Middle English commodious (“convenient, advantageous”), from Anglo-Norman commodious, Old French commodieux, directly from Medieval Latin commodiosus (“convenient, useful”), irregularly from Latin commodus (“suitable, fit, convenient”), from com- + modus (“measure, manner”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”). Analyzable as commode (“to provide with an appropriate or necessary thing; to suit”) + -ious.
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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 “commodious”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-O-D-I-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kəˈməʊdɪ.əs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.