domain

/dəʊˈmeɪn/

//dəʊˈmeɪn// noun

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"domain" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“domain” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,230
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.

Corpus desk

Index EN-domain · domain · English

domain · rank #4,230 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,230
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH documentary

Nearest frequency peer: documentary (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “domain”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “domain” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

domain vs drain
67% similar
domain vs Doran
50% similar
domain vs domino
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for domain
PropertyValue
Headworddomain
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dəʊˈmeɪn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,230
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “domain”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).domainlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “documentary” (#4,229), “dynamic” (#4,231), “districts” (#4,228). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “domain” is #4,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around domain (IPA /dəʊˈmeɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,230 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 17 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for domain, with forms such as "ddomain", "dmoain", and "doamin". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "drain", "Doran", "domino", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dominiumder. Old French demainebor. Mid… The correct English form is domain, spelled D-O-M-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
  2. 2
    A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
  3. 3
    A group of related items, topics, or subjects.
  4. 4
    The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.
  5. 5
    The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.
  6. 6
    A ring with no zero divisors; that is, in which no product of nonzero elements is zero.
  7. 7
    An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.
  8. 8
    Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains.
  9. 9
    A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.
  10. 10
    A collection of information having to do with a domain, the computers named in the domain, and the network on which the computers named in the domain reside.
  11. 11
    The collection of computers identified by a domain's domain names.
  12. 12
    A small region of a magnetic material with a consistent magnetization direction.
  13. 13
    Such a region used as a data storage element in a bubble memory.
  14. 14
    A form of technical metadata that represent the type of a data item, its characteristics, name, and usage.
  15. 15
    The highest rank in the classification of organisms, above kingdom; in the three-domain system, one of the taxa Bacteria, Archaea, or Eukaryota.
  16. 16
    A folded section of a protein molecule that has a discrete function; the equivalent section of a chromosome.
  17. 17
    An area of more or less uniform mineralization.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how domain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The king ruled his domain harshly.
  2. Bears and other ferocious beasts resented man's intrusion into their domain; so, too, did the Blackfoot Indians and other tribes, whose savage hostility was a constant menace to the lives of the toiling engineers.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dominiumder. Old French demainebor. Middle English demayne English domain From Middle English demayne, demain (“rule”), from Old French demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine (“power”), (French domaine), from Latin dominium (“property, right of ownership”), from dominus (“master, proprietor, owner”). Doublet of demesne and dominium, and closely related to dominion and domino. See also dame, and compare demain, danger, dungeon.

Synonyms

demesnedomain of definitiondomain namehostnamedominium

Antonyms

rangecodomain

This word in other languages

dominio(Español)domaine(Français)Domäne(Deutsch)domínio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddomain
  • dmoain
  • doamin
  • domainn
  • domani
  • domian
  • dommain
  • odmain

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of domain - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddomain1dmoain2doamin2domainn1domani2domian2dommain1odmain2
Edit distance from "domain"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "domain"?
"domain" is spelled D-O-M-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /dəʊˈmeɪn/.
What does "domain" mean?
As a noun, "domain" means: A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
What words are commonly confused with "domain"?
"domain" is commonly confused with "drain", "Doran", "domino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "domain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "domain" is /dəʊˈmeɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "domain"?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dominiumder. Old French demai... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "domain", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

edited#4,232favour#4,235define#4,224checks#4,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

walks8 variantspraise8 variantstrials8 variantstoilet8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list