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domestication

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "domestication", 13-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "domestication" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "domestication" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

domestication is aEnglishnoun. It means: The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.

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Key facts for domestication
PropertyValue
Headworddomestication
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#39,781
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of domestication in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for domestication is 13 letters long, classified as anoun. Corpus data places it at rank #39,781 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for domestication, with forms such as "ddomestication", "dmoestication", and "doemstication". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From domesticate + -ion. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is domestication, spelled D-O-M-E-S-T-I-C-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.
  2. 2
    The act of domesticating, or making a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.
  3. 3
    The act of domesticating a text.

Etymology

From domesticate + -ion.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddomestication,dmoestication,doemstication,domesitcation,domesstication,domestciation,domestiaction,domesticaiton,domesticasion,domesticatino,domesticationn,domesticatoin,domesticattion,domesticcation,domestictaion,domesttication,dometsication,dommestication,domsetication,odmestication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for domestication

Misspelling Variants of "domestication"

ddomestication14dmoestication13doemstication13domesitcation13domesstication14domestciation13domestiaction13domesticaiton13
Misspelling Variants of "domestication"

Frequency rank: #39,781 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "domestication"?
"domestication" is spelled D-O-M-E-S-T-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "domestication" mean?
As a noun, "domestication" means: The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.
What are common misspellings of "domestication"?
Common misspellings include "ddomestication", "dmoestication", "doemstication", "domesitcation", "domesstication". The correct spelling is "domestication".
What is the origin of the word "domestication"?
From domesticate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.