domina
/ˈdɒmɪnə/
"domina" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“domina” is uncommon English (frequency #70,612 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,612
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The head of a nunnery.
Corpus desk
Index EN-domina · domina · English
domina · rank #70,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,612
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 26,416
- PHOTO-FINISH domus
Nearest frequency peer: domus (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “domina”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dolor
dolor
29,391 corpus weight
- domina
domina
29,389 corpus weight
- domus
domus
29,388 corpus weight
- doxycycline
doxycycline
29,387 corpus weight
- doyen
doyen
29,386 corpus weight
- drover
drover
29,385 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “domina” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | domina |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɒmɪnə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #70,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “domina” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
domina is uncommon English at frequency #70,612 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɒmɪnə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for domina in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin domina (“mistress”). Doublet of dame and donna. The correct English form is domina, spelled D-O-M-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1The head of a nunnery.
- 2A dominatrix.
- 3An ancient Roman lady.
Etymology
From Latin domina (“mistress”). Doublet of dame and donna.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.