domain name
/də(ʊ)ˈmeɪnˌneɪm/
"domain-name" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“domain name” 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) - A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.
Corpus desk
Index EN-domain-name · domain name · English
domain name · 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 "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | domain name |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /də(ʊ)ˈmeɪnˌneɪm/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “domain name” in English
Rare enough to double-check
domain name is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /də(ʊ)ˈmeɪnˌneɪm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for domain name in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is domain name, spelled D-O-M-A-I-N- -N-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1A unique, case-insensitive name that identifies a realm of administrative autonomy, authority or control within the Internet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how domain name appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Another potentially problematic category of domain name disputes involves domain names that correspond to more miscellaneous subjects, such as culturally and geographically significant words and phrases.
This word in other languages
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.