# dominant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɒmɪnənt/ · frequency rank #4,851

## Definitions
1. The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
2. The triad built on the dominant tone.
3. Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote.
4. A species or organism that is dominant.
5. The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.

## Etymology
From Middle French dominant.

## Easily confused with
- **dominate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominant-vs-dominate)
- **dominance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominance-vs-dominant)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddominant`, `dmoinant`, `doimnant`, `domiannt`, `dominannt`, `dominantt`, `dominatn`, `dominnant`, `dominnat`, `domminant`, `domniant`, `odminant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dominant