commodore
/ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/noun
commodore is spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-O-R-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, commodore means “A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of commodore is commodores.
How many letters and syllables are in commodore?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-M-O-D-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th 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 commodore?
Commodore appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 commodore?
- US /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/
- UK /ˈkɒm.ə.dɔː/
Commodore has 3 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-commodore.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of commodore
- commodores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does commodore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
- 2
A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
- 3
The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
- 4
The president of a yacht club.
- 5
A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
- 6
Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
- 7
USA rear admiral (lower half).
- 8
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate commodore?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of commodore: Cdre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Commodore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | commodore |
| German | Kommodore, Flottillenadmiral , Flottekapitän |
| Portuguese | comodoro |
| Spanish | comodoro |
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.