commodore
/ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/
"commodore" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“commodore” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,802 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,802
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commodore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,802 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “commodore” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for commodore is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,802 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for commodore, with forms such as "ccommodore", "cmomodore", and "commdoore". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate. The correct English form is commodore, spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
- 2A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
- 3The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
- 4The president of a yacht club.
- 5A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
- 6Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
- 7A rear admiral (lower half).
- 8Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccommodore,cmomodore,commdoore,commoddore,commodoer,commodorre,commodroe,commoodre,comodore,comomdore,ocmmodore
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commodore - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “commodore”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-O-D-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/ (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.