Which to use
“domination” and “dominion” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,202
- “domination” frequency rank
- #11,879
- “dominion” frequency rank
- 23081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domination | dominion |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Control by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force. | Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy. |
Where the eye mixes domination and dominion
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. domination (/ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/) and dominion (/dəˈmɪnjən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domination is recorded at frequency rank #11,202, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/. dominion is at rank #11,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dəˈmɪnjən/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23081, this pair ranks #411,868 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of domination vs dominion
Shared letters: dimno. Private to "domination": at. Private to "dominion": -.
"domination" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "dominion" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- domination ← ddomination · dmoination · doimnation · domiantion · dominaiton · dominasion · dominatino · dominationn
- dominion ← ddominion · dmoinion · doimnion · domiinon · dominino · dominionn · dominnion · dominoin