anno Domini
/ˈæn.əʊ ˈdɒ.mə.nɪ/
"anno-domini" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anno Domini” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Index EN-anno-domini · anno Domini · English
anno Domini · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anno Domini |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæn.əʊ ˈdɒ.mə.nɪ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “anno Domini” in English
Rare enough to double-check
anno Domini is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæn.əʊ ˈdɒ.mə.nɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the birth of Jesus Christ.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anno Domini, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī, from annō, (ablative of annus (“year”)) + Dominī (genitive of dominus (“lord”)); literally, in the year of the Lord. The correct English form is anno Domini, spelled A-N-N-O- -D-O-M-I-N-I.
Definition
- 1The current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar, based on the birth of Jesus Christ.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin annō Dominī, from annō, (ablative of annus (“year”)) + Dominī (genitive of dominus (“lord”)); literally, in the year of the Lord.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.