Dom or domme?
dom is a noun meaning “A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices”; domme is a noun meaning “A female dominant in a sadomasochistic relationship”. They sound the same (/dɒm/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) dom is about 35 times as common as domme.
What is the difference between dom and domme?
| dom | domme | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb, suffix, adjective | noun |
| Meaning | A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices Domination A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil | A female dominant in a sadomasochistic relationship |
| Example | boredom, freedom, martyrdom, stardom | none recorded |
| Forms | doms doms, dons 'doms | dommes |
| Pronunciation | /dɒm/ /dɑm/ /dɔm/ | /dɒm/ /dɑm/ /dɔm/ |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words | about once in every 6 million words |
Sources: dom and domme in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of dom and domme
dom
- 1
A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices
- 2
slangTo dominate
- 3
A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil
- 4
A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil
- 5
A caste (or member of this caste) in Indian society, originally comprising drummers or travelling musicians and now generally referring to a Dalit subcaste responsible for the cremation and disposal…
- 6
Initialism of date of marriage
- 7
Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of the root word
boredom, freedom, martyrdom, stardom
- 8
Forms uncountable nouns denoting a type of domination
domme
- 1
A female dominant in a sadomasochistic relationship
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of domme
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, dom or domme?
dom appears 6.0 times per million words; domme about once in every 6 million words.
dom 6.0 times per million wordsdomme about once in every 6 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search dom vs domme?
“dom vs domme” is searched about 320 times a month on Google and 30 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“domme vs dom”, “dom or domme”).
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