commodore

/ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/

//ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ// noun

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"commodore" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“commodore” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,802
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.

Corpus desk

Index EN-commodore · commodore · English

commodore · rank #17,802 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,802
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH comm

Nearest frequency peer: comm (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “commodore”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “commodore” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for commodore
PropertyValue
Headwordcommodore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,802
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “commodore”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).commodorelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “comm” (#17,801), “compiler” (#17,803), “colossal” (#17,800). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “commodore” is #17,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around commodore (IPA /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,802 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  2. 2
    A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  3. 3
    The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
  4. 4
    The president of a yacht club.
  5. 5
    A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
  6. 6
    Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
  7. 7
    A rear admiral (lower half).
  8. 8
    Any 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

senior captainfleet captainflag captainsenior captainfleet captainflag captainshipmaster senior gradeCDRECOMOCmdreCmdre.

This word in other languages

commodore(Français)Kommodore(Deutsch)

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.

ccommodore1cmomodore2commdoore2commoddore1commodoer2commodorre1commodroe2commoodre2
Edit distance from "commodore"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "commodore"?
"commodore" is spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/.
What does "commodore" mean?
As a noun, "commodore" means: A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
What are common misspellings of "commodore"?
Common misspellings include "ccommodore", "cmomodore", "commdoore", "commoddore", "commodoer". The correct spelling is "commodore".
How do you pronounce "commodore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commodore" is /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "commodore"?
Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "commodore", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list