dominance

/ˈdɒmɪnəns/

//ˈdɒmɪnəns// noun

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"dominance" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dominance” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,170
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dominance · dominance · English

dominance · rank #9,170 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,170
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH donors

Nearest frequency peer: donors (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dominance”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “dominance” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dominance vs dominant
78% similar
dominance vs dominate
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dominance
PropertyValue
Headworddominance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɒmɪnəns/
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,170
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dominance”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).dominancelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “donors” (#9,171), “discourse” (#9,168), “differential” (#9,167). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dominance” is #9,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around dominance (IPA /ˈdɒmɪnəns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,170 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for dominance, with forms such as "ddominance", "dmoinance", and "doimnance". 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 also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dominant", "dominate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dominant + -ance. The correct English form is dominance, spelled D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
  2. 2
    Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
  3. 3
    The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
  4. 4
    of an allele, the degree to which it expresses its phenotype when heterozygous, such as whether it is dominant or recessive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dominance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.
  2. Thus approximately 98% of signs contained English, and 93.5% of signs were wholly in English. As far as linguistic landscapes go, this is a case of extreme monolingual dominance in a multilingual setting.

Etymology

From dominant + -ance.

This word in other languages

domination(Français)Dominanz(Deutsch)domínio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddominance
  • dmoinance
  • doimnance
  • domiannce
  • dominacne
  • dominancce
  • dominanec
  • dominannce
  • dominence
  • dominnace
  • dominnance
  • domminance
  • domniance
  • odminance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dominance - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddominance1dmoinance2doimnance2domiannce2dominacne2dominancce1dominanec2dominannce1
Edit distance from "dominance"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dominance"?
"dominance" is spelled D-O-M-I-N-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɒmɪnəns/.
What does "dominance" mean?
As a noun, "dominance" means: The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
What words are commonly confused with "dominance"?
"dominance" is commonly confused with "dominant", "dominate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dominance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dominance" is /ˈdɒmɪnəns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dominance"?
From dominant + -ance. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dominance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

discourse#9,168entertain#9,175fireworks#9,178declining#9,161

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

depressing14 variantsguarantees14 variantscommenting14 variantslivestock14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list