how to pronounce commode

/kəˈməʊd/

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commode is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of commode in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… there's a bloke with a commode maneuver …”

meanings of commode

noun:

A low chest of drawers on short legs.
A chair containing a chamber pot.
A toilet.
A kind of woman's headdress, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
A stand for a washbowl and jug.

commode frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word commode occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.