commode

\kɔ.mɔd\

/\kɔ.mɔd\/ adj

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The verdict

“commode” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,752
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont l’usage est utile et agréable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-commode · commode · French

commode · rank #13,752 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,752
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commencera

Nearest frequency peer: commencera (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « commode »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « commode » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

commode vs common
71% similar
commode vs commune
71% similar
commode vs composé
57% similar

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

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

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « commode »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.commodese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « commencera » (#13,751), « communale » (#13,753), « coloration » (#13,750). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « commode » est au #13,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around commode (IPA \kɔ.mɔd\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,752 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Maison commode.
  2. Un meuble commode.

Antonyms

incommodemalcommode

This word in other languages

convenient(English)cómodo(Español)bequem(Deutsch)cómodo(Português)

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.

ccommode1cmomode2commdoe2commodde1commoed2comode1comomde2ocmmode2
Edit distance from "commode"

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.

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 adjective, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "commode", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

compact#13,754caresse#13,747boivent#13,743batteur#13,740

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

crevé8 variantsdealer8 variantsAmanda8 variantsAfrica8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list