dominierend

[domiˈniːʁənt]

/[domiˈniːʁənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“dominierend” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,864 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#77,864
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas maßgeblich bestimmend

Key facts for dominierend
PropertyValue
Headworddominierend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[domiˈniːʁənt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,864
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dominierend” 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). dominierend lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dominierend is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [domiˈniːʁənt]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,864 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dominierend in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dominierend, spelled D-O-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas maßgeblich bestimmend
  2. 2
    in der Mehrheit, vor allem
  3. 3
    sadistische Handlungen an einem Beteiligten ausführend

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 "dominierend"?
"dominierend" is spelled D-O-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [domiˈniːʁənt].
What does "dominierend" mean?
As an adjective, "dominierend" means: etwas maßgeblich bestimmend
How do you pronounce "dominierend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dominierend" is [domiˈniːʁənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dominierend" come from?
"dominierend" 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 “dominierend”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-O-M-I-N-I-E-R-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [domiˈniːʁənt] (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
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