domiciliary
/ˌdɑ.mɪˈsɪl.jə.ɹi/noun, adjective
domiciliary is spelled D-O-M-I-C-I-L-I-A-R-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, domiciliary means “A person who legally resides in a particular place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of domiciliary is domiciliaries.
How many letters and syllables are in domiciliary?
| Letters | 11: D-O-M-I-C-I-L-I-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is domiciliary?
Domiciliary appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 domiciliary?
- UK /ˌdɒm.ɪˈsɪl.jə.ɹi/
- UK /ˌdɒm.ɪˈsɪl.i.ə.ɹi/
- US /ˌdɑ.mɪˈsɪl.jə.ɹi/
Domiciliary has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of domiciliary
- domiciliaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does domiciliary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who legally resides in a particular place.
Joe travels all over the country, but he is a domiciliary of New York.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to a domicile
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does domiciliary come from?
From French domiciliaire, from Medieval Latin domiciliārius, from Latin domicilium (“dwelling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).