dominator

noun

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

The verdict

“dominator” is an uncommon English word, ranked #60,772 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,772
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who, or that which, dominates.

Key facts for dominator
PropertyValue
Headworddominator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dominator” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for dominator is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #60,772 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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.

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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Using “dominator”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-O-M-I-N-A-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list