dominance
dom·in·ance/ˈdɑmɪnəns/noun
dominance is spelled D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (dom·in·ance). It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dominance means “The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dominance is dominances.
How many letters and syllables are in dominance?
| Letters | 9: D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: dom·in·ance |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dominance?
Dominance appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 dominance?
- UK /ˈdɒmɪnəns/
- US /ˈdɑmɪnəns/
- Canada /ˈdɒmɪnəns/
Dominance has 3 syllables, split dom·in·ance in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dominance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dominance?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dominance from its last stressed vowel (/ɑmɪnəns/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dominance
- dominances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dominance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
- 2
Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
- 3
A feeling of power and capacity to act or control another.
- 4
The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
- 5
of an allele, the degree to which it expresses its phenotype when heterozygous, such as whether it is dominant or recessive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dominance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | domination , dominance, autorité |
| German | Dominanz, Vorherrschaft , Herrschaft |
| Portuguese | domínio, dominância, controle |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dominance come from?
From dominant + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).