diff --git a/doc/api/esm.md b/doc/api/esm.md
index 10f20958593b59..2cfa5a9f29c753 100644
--- a/doc/api/esm.md
+++ b/doc/api/esm.md
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ module. This can be one of the following:
 | `format` | Description |
 | --- | --- |
 | `"esm"` | Load a standard JavaScript module |
-| `"commonjs"` | Load a node-style CommonJS module |
+| `"cjs"` | Load a node-style CommonJS module |
 | `"builtin"` | Load a node builtin CommonJS module |
 | `"json"` | Load a JSON file |
 | `"addon"` | Load a [C++ Addon][addons] |
diff --git a/lib/internal/loader/DefaultResolve.js b/lib/internal/loader/DefaultResolve.js
index faadf0bc99ef95..69dd9537c18c2d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/loader/DefaultResolve.js
+++ b/lib/internal/loader/DefaultResolve.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const extensionFormatMap = {
   '.mjs': 'esm',
   '.json': 'json',
   '.node': 'addon',
-  '.js': 'commonjs'
+  '.js': 'cjs'
 };
 
 function resolve(specifier, parentURL) {
diff --git a/lib/internal/loader/Translators.js b/lib/internal/loader/Translators.js
index f1db8334dd5eea..d2f28774177fd6 100644
--- a/lib/internal/loader/Translators.js
+++ b/lib/internal/loader/Translators.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ translators.set('esm', async (url) => {
 // Strategy for loading a node-style CommonJS module
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 const winSepRegEx = /\//g;
-translators.set('commonjs', async (url) => {
+translators.set('cjs', async (url) => {
   debug(`Translating CJSModule ${url}`);
   const pathname = internalURLModule.getPathFromURL(new URL(url));
   const module = CJSModule._cache[