domine

noun

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"domine" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“domine” is uncommon English (frequency #64,325 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,325
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lord; master.

Corpus desk

Index EN-domine · domine · English

domine · rank #64,325 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,325
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dockside

Nearest frequency peer: dockside (-3 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 “domine”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for domine
PropertyValue
Headworddomine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “domine” 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).dominefalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “dockside” (#64,322), “dopaminergic” (#64,328), “dosh” (#64,329). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “domine” is #64,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

domine is uncommon English at frequency #64,325 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for domine, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin dominus. Doublet of dom, dominie, dominus, and don. The correct English form is domine, spelled D-O-M-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lord; master.
  2. 2
    A clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson.
  3. 3
    A West Indian fish (Epinnula magistralis), of the family Trichiuridae.

Etymology

From Latin dominus. Doublet of dom, dominie, dominus, and don.

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 "domine"?
"domine" is spelled D-O-M-I-N-E.
What does "domine" mean?
As a noun, "domine" means: Lord; master.
What is the origin of the word "domine"?
From Latin dominus. Doublet of dom, dominie, dominus, and don. 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 "domine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diddly#64,316Cuevas#64,297entrap#64,355crouse#64,294

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list