# Dominican

> English word · Noun · IPA /dəˈmɪn.ɪ.kən/ · frequency rank #12,036

## Definitions
1. A person from the Dominican Republic or of its descent.

## Etymology
From the name of the Dominican Republic, itself a calque of Spanish República Dominicana; corresponding to Spanish dominicano.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddominican`, `dmoinican`, `doimnican`, `domiincan`, `domincian`, `dominiacn`, `dominicann`, `dominiccan`, `dominicna`, `dominnican`, `domminican`, `domniican`, `odminican`

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