# Dominica

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌdɒ.mɪˈniː.kə/ · frequency rank #31,522

## Definitions
1. An island and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of Dominica.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Dominica (“Lord's Day [Island], Sunday [Island]”) due to being sighted by Columbus on a Sunday.

## Easily confused with
- **dominion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominica-vs-dominion)
- **Dominican** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominica-vs-dominican)
- **Domini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/domini-vs-dominica)
- **Dominic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominic-vs-dominica)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddominica`, `dmoinica`, `doimnica`, `domiinca`, `domincia`, `dominiac`, `dominicca`, `dominnica`, `domminica`, `domniica`, `odminica`

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