commodious
/kəˈmoʊdi.əs/adjective
commodious is spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-I-O-U-S: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, commodious means “Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in commodious?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-M-O-D-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is commodious?
Commodious appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 commodious?
- UK /kəˈməʊdɪ.əs/
- US /kəˈmoʊdi.əs/
Commodious has 4 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: En-us-commodious.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with commodious?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as commodious from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdiəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of commodious
- more commodious comparative
- most commodious superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commodious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable.
Our house is much more commodious than our old apartment.
- 2
archaicConvenient, serviceable, suitable.
- 3
archaicAdvantageous, profitable, beneficial.
- 4
archaicOf life or living, endowed with conveniences; comfortable; free from hardship.
- 5
obsoleteOf a person, accommodating, obliging, helpful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commodious 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 commodious come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).