comandar
Portuguese, verb/ko.mɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/
comandar is spelled C-O-M-A-N-D-A-R (8 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 10,662nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Comandar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to command; to order (to give a direct order)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mandar”.
What does comandar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to command; to order (to give a direct order)
O general comandou que suas tropas exterminassem os civis.
- 2
to command; to lead; to head; to lead (to be in charge of)
O rei comanda seu reino com excelência.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mandar 2. dirigir como superior no exército ou na armada
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of comandar
- comando first-person present singular
- comandei first-person preterite singular
- comandado participle past
- comandares infinitive second-person singular
- comandarmos first-person infinitive plural
- comandardes infinitive plural second-person
- comandarem infinitive plural third-person
- comandando gerund
- comandados masculine participle past
- comandada feminine participle past
- comandadas feminine participle past
- comandas indicative present second-person
- comanda indicative present singular
- comandamos first-person indicative plural
- comandais indicative plural present
- comandam indicative plural present
- comandava first-person imperfect indicative
- comandavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce comandar?
- Brazil /ko.mɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ko.mɐ̃ˈda(h)]
- Portugal /ku.mɐ̃.ˈdaɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to comandar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is comandar in Portuguese?
comandar appears 6.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).