condottiere
/ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/noun
condottiere is spelled C-O-N-D-O-T-T-I-E-R-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, condottiere means “A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of condottiere is condottieres or condottieri.
How many letters and syllables are in condottiere?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-D-O-T-T-I-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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; 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 condottiere?
Condottiere appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 condottiere?
- US /ˌkɔn.dɔtˈjɛɹ.eɪ/
- US /ˌkɔn.dəˈtjɛɹ.eɪ/
- US /-doʊ-/
Condottiere has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with condottiere?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as condottiere from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹeɪ/):
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 condottiere
- condottieres plural
- condottieri plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does condottiere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Condottiere in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense medieval Italian mercenary leader:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | condottiere, condottiero |
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 condottiere come from?
From Italian condottiere, from Latin conductus (“assembled, collected”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).