domaine

[dɔ.mɛn]

/[dɔ.mɛn]/ noun

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The verdict

“domaine” is uncommon German (frequency #72,305 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,305
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abteilung, Fach, Bauernhof, Besitzung, Gut, Landgut, Bauerngut

Key facts for domaine
PropertyValue
Headworddomaine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɔ.mɛn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “domaine” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). domaine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

domaine is uncommon German at frequency #72,305 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɔ.mɛn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abteilung, Fach, Bauernhof, Besitzung, Gut, Landgut, Bauerngut".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for domaine, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is domaine, spelled D-O-M-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abteilung, Fach, Bauernhof, Besitzung, Gut, Landgut, Bauerngut

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "domaine"?
"domaine" is spelled D-O-M-A-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɔ.mɛn].
What does "domaine" mean?
As a noun, "domaine" means: Abteilung, Fach, Bauernhof, Besitzung, Gut, Landgut, Bauerngut
How do you pronounce "domaine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "domaine" is [dɔ.mɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "domaine" come from?
"domaine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “domaine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-O-M-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [dɔ.mɛn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list