dom
/dɑm/noun, verb
dom is spelled D-O-M: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “dom vs domme” about 320 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, dom means “A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dom is doms or dons.
How many letters and syllables are in dom?
| Letters | 3: D-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dom?
Dom appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dom?
- UK /dɒm/
- US /dɑm/
- US /dɔm/
Dom has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-dom.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Dom.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl--dom.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dom
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: dom/me, domme (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with dom?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dom from its last stressed vowel (/ɑm/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mod.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dom
- doms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- domming participle, present
- dommed participle, past
- dons plural
- 'doms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dominant in sadomasochistic sexual practices.
- 2
Domination.
- 3
A title formerly borne by member of the high nobility of Portugal and Brazil.
- 4
A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders.
verb
- 1
slangTo dominate.
noun
- 1
A title given to royalty and high-ranking ecclesiastics in Portugal and Brazil.
- 2
A title given to Roman Catholic monastic dignitaries.
- 3
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 of dead bodies.
noun
- 1
Initialism of date of marriage.
- 2
Initialism of dirty old man.
- 3
Initialism of dissolved organic matter.
- 4
Acronym of Document Object Model.
- 5
2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine.
- 6
Initialism of disk on module.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who dominates in BDSM practices:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dominateur, dominatrice, domina |
| Portuguese | dominante |
| Spanish | dominante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dom come from?
Clipping of dominance, dominant, dominate, or domination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).