Dominica

[doˈmiːnika]

/[doˈmiːnika]/ name

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The verdict

“Dominica” is uncommon German (frequency #73,393 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,393
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inselrepublik in der Karibik

Corpus desk

Index DE-dominica · Dominica · German

Dominica · rank #73,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,393
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Donaukanal

Nearest frequency peer: Donaukanal (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dominica“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dominica“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dominica
PropertyValue
HeadwordDominica
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[doˈmiːnika]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,393
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dominica“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dominicafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Donaukanal“ (#73,395), „Dilettanten“ (#73,389), „Dopings“ (#73,397). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dominica“ bei #73,393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dominica is uncommon German at frequency #73,393 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [doˈmiːnika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inselrepublik in der Karibik".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dominica in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Dominica, spelled D-O-M-I-N-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inselrepublik in der Karibik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dominica appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dominica liegt in den Tropen, weshalb dort Bananen angebaut werden.
  2. Dominica wurde am 3. November 1493 von Kolumbus auf seiner zweiten Reise entdeckt, er ging jedoch nicht an Land.

Synonyms

Commonwealth Dominica

This word in other languages

Dominica(English)Dominica(Español)Dominique(Français)Dominica(Português)

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 "Dominica"?
"Dominica" is spelled D-O-M-I-N-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [doˈmiːnika].
What does "Dominica" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dominica" means: Inselrepublik in der Karibik
How do you pronounce "Dominica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dominica" is [doˈmiːnika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dominica" come from?
"Dominica" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dominica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eremiten#73,443bröckeln#73,334Etrusker#73,454betrinkt#73,314

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list