comrade

/ˈkɒmɹeɪd/

//ˈkɒmɹeɪd// noun

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"comrade" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“comrade” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,888
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mate, companion, or associate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-comrade · comrade · English

comrade · rank #13,888 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,888
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH compassionate

Nearest frequency peer: compassionate (-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 “comrade”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “comrade” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

comrade vs Conrad
57% similar
comrade vs courage
71% similar
comrade vs comrades
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for comrade
PropertyValue
Headwordcomrade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɒmɹeɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,888
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “comrade”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).comradelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “compassionate” (#13,887), “colourful” (#13,886), “cloudy” (#13,885). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “comrade” is #13,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around comrade (IPA /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,888 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for comrade, with forms such as "ccomrade", "cmorade", and "comarde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Conrad", "courage", "comrades", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From earlier cumrade, camrade, comerade, camerade, camarade, from Middle French camarade, from Spanish camarada or Italian camerata (“chamber mate”), from Medieval Latin *camarata, from Latin camara, camera (“vaulted room, chamber”); see chamber. Compare ca… The correct English form is comrade, spelled C-O-M-R-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A mate, companion, or associate.
  2. 2
    A mate, companion, or associate.
  3. 3
    A fellow socialist, communist or other similarly politically aligned person.
  4. 4
    A non-hierarchical title, functionally similar to "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Miss", "Ms." etc, in a communist, socialist, or rarely in an Islamist state.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how comrade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [… these tears] Which weep the comrade of my choice, ⁠An awful thought, a life removed, ⁠The human-hearted man I loved, A spirit, not a breathing voice.
  2. Wierzbowski and his men were so exhausted that they could hardly stay awake, but they knew they could not abandon their wounded comrades.

Etymology

From earlier cumrade, camrade, comerade, camerade, camarade, from Middle French camarade, from Spanish camarada or Italian camerata (“chamber mate”), from Medieval Latin *camarata, from Latin camara, camera (“vaulted room, chamber”); see chamber. Compare camaraderie and chamberlain.

Synonyms

friendcompare sisterbrotherbattle buddytovarishcompagno

This word in other languages

compañero(Español)camarade(Français)Kamerad(Deutsch)camarada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccomrade
  • cmorade
  • comarde
  • commrade
  • comradde
  • comraed
  • comrdae
  • comrrade
  • cormade
  • ocmrade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of comrade - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccomrade1cmorade2comarde2commrade1comradde1comraed2comrdae2comrrade1
Edit distance from "comrade"

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 "comrade"?
"comrade" is spelled C-O-M-R-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/.
What does "comrade" mean?
As a noun, "comrade" means: A mate, companion, or associate.
What words are commonly confused with "comrade"?
"comrade" is commonly confused with "Conrad", "courage", "comrades". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "comrade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "comrade" is /ˈkɒmɹeɪd/. 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 "comrade"?
From earlier cumrade, camrade, comerade, camerade, camarade, from Middle French camarade, from Spanish camarada or Italian camerata (“chamber mate”), from Medieval Latin *camarata, from Latin camara, camera (“vaulted room, chamber”); see chamber. ... 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 "comrade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chimney#13,882curator#13,897cabbage#13,878baptism#13,861

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fearless10 variantsharassed10 variantswaitress10 variantsleasing10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list