Which to use
“commode” is an adjective and “commodore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,752
- “commode” frequency rank
- #36,318
- “commodore” frequency rank
- 50070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | commode | commodore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dont l’usage est utile et agréable. | Dans certaines marines, grade intermédiaire entre celui de capitaine de vaisseau et celui de contre-amiral. |
Where the eye mixes commode and commodore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: commode vs commodore
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: commode is \kɔ.mɔd\ while commodore is \kɔ.mɔ.dɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
commode is recorded at frequency rank #13,752, classified as anadj, pronounced \kɔ.mɔd\. commodore is at rank #36,318, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.mɔ.dɔʁ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50070, this pair ranks #165,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of commode vs commodore
Shared letters: cdemo. Private to "commode": -. Private to "commodore": r.
"commode" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "commodore" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "commode" and "commodore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "commode" or "commodore"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "commode" and "commodore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "commode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "commodore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "commode" and "commodore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "commémore vs commodore". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #165,552 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.