commode

/\kɔ.mɔd\/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,752

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

commode is anFrenchadj. It means: Dont l’usage est utile et agréable. Pronounced \kɔ.mɔd\. Often confused with common and commune.

Key facts for commode
PropertyValue
Headwordcommode
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\kɔ.mɔd\
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,752
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of commode in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for commode is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for commode, with forms such as "ccommode", "cmomode", and "commdoe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is commode, spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dont l’usage est utile et agréable.
  2. 2
    En parlant des personnes, être d’une société douce et aisée, d’un bon commerce.
  3. 3
    Qui 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.
  4. 4
    Qui est relâché.
  5. 5
    Se 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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccommode,cmomode,commdoe,commodde,commoed,comode,comomde,ocmmode

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for commode

Misspelling Variants of "commode"

ccommode8cmomode7commdoe7commodde8commoed7comode6comomde7ocmmode7
Misspelling Variants of "commode"

Frequency rank: #13,752 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "commode"?
"commode" is spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.mɔd\.
What does "commode" mean?
As an adj, "commode" means: Dont l’usage est utile et agréable.
What words are commonly confused with "commode"?
"commode" is commonly confused with "common", "commune", "composé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commode"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commode" is \kɔ.mɔd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "commode" come from?
"commode" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.