commodore
French, noun/kɔ.mɔ.dɔʁ/
commodore is spelled C-O-M-M-O-D-O-R-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 36,297th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Commodore is a French feminine noun meaning “commodore, a naval military rank between captain (capitaine de vaisseau or capitaine de croiseur) and rear admiral (contre-amiral)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dans certaines marines, grade intermédiaire entre celui de capitaine de vaisseau et celui de contre-amiral”.
What does commodore mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinecommodore, a naval military rank between captain (capitaine de vaisseau or capitaine de croiseur) and rear admiral (contre-amiral)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dans certaines marines, grade intermédiaire entre celui de capitaine de vaisseau et celui de contre-amiral. 2. Titre de certains dirigeants de clubs nautiques.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of commodore
- commodores plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce commodore?
- /kɔ.mɔ.dɔʁ/
- \kɔ.mɔ.dɔʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to commodore
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is commodore in French?
commodore appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).