commode
\kɔ.mɔd\
The verdict
“commode” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,752 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #13,752
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dont l’usage est utile et agréable.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | commode |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kɔ.mɔd\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,752 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “commode” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for commode is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ.mɔd\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,752 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for commode, with forms such as "ccommode", "cmomode", and "commdoe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "common", "commune", "composé", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is commode, spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1Dont l’usage est utile et agréable.
- 2En parlant des personnes, être d’une société douce et aisée, d’un bon commerce.
- 3Qui est trop indulgent, trop facile. Ainsi on dit d’un mari qui ferme les yeux sur la mauvaise conduite de sa femme et d’une femme qui donne trop de liberté à sa fille.
- 4Qui est relâché.
- 5Se dit aussi, familièrement et ironiquement, pour signifier qu’on ne met pas assez de façons aux choses, qu’on cherche plus ce qui est aisé que ce qui est convenable.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccommode,cmomode,commdoe,commodde,commoed,comode,comomde,ocmmode
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of commode - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “commode”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ.mɔd\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “common” - see the side-by-side comparison. commode vs common
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.