dominator

noun

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

The verdict

“dominator” is uncommon English (frequency #60,772 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,772
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who, or that which, dominates.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dominator · dominator · English

dominator · rank #60,772 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,772
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH doggedly

Nearest frequency peer: doggedly (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “dominator”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “dominator” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dominator
PropertyValue
Headworddominator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dominator” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).dominatorfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “doggedly” (#60,771), “dowel” (#60,773), “dismember” (#60,770). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dominator” is #60,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dominator is uncommon English at frequency #60,772 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dominator, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is dominator, spelled D-O-M-I-N-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who, or that which, dominates.
  2. 2
    One who, or that which, dominates.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Young looking 30 yr old dominator, but might bend (flexible) for the right person.

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 "dominator"?
"dominator" is spelled D-O-M-I-N-A-T-O-R.
What does "dominator" mean?
As a noun, "dominator" means: One who, or that which, dominates.
What language does "dominator" come from?
"dominator" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dismember#60,770Deutscher#60,764educative#60,784Englander#60,790

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list