domine

noun

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

The verdict

“domine” is an uncommon English word, ranked #64,325 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,325
frequency rank, English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lord; master.

Key facts for domine
PropertyValue
Headworddomine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “domine” 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). domine lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for domine is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #64,325 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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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Using “domine”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-O-M-I-N-E - 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