Plural of commando

regular plural

The plural of commando is commandos or commandoes.

Forms of commando

Once they had landed, the commandos quickly spread out along the beach.From the entry out
The railway line had been sabotaged by enemy commandos.From the entry sabotage
Without hesitation, the commandos triggered their assault rifles and light machine guns.1990, Dan Schmidt, Red Firestorm (Eagle Force #4), Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 72. From the entry hellstorm
He shrugs, too, when commandos zipline or jetpack into his line of vision, trading fire across busy intersections.2021 August 6, A. A. Dowd, “The Ryan Reynolds action-comedy Free Guy is a Truman Show for the Fortnite age”, in The A.V. Club. From the entry jetpack
As soon as the snipers had confirmed that the roof was clear, the commandos had grappled up the five stories.2020, Siddhartha Thorat, Operation Hellfire, Sristhi Publishers & Distributors, →ISBN. From the entry grapple

noun A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
noun A commando trooper.
noun An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.

What is the plural of commando?: The plural of commando is commandos or commandoes.
Which is correct, commandos or commandoes?: Both are used. commandos is the more common of the two in English writing.
Is commando countable?: Commando is a countable noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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