dominion
do·min·ion/dəˈmɪnjən/noun
dominion is spelled D-O-M-I-N-I-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (do·min·ion). It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dominion means “Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dominion is dominions.
How many letters and syllables are in dominion?
| Letters | 8: D-O-M-I-N-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: do·min·ion |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dominion?
Dominion appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dominion?
- /dəˈmɪnjən/
- /doʊˈmɪnjən/
Dominion has 3 syllables, split do·min·ion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dominion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dominion
- dominions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dominion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- 2
Predominance; ascendancy.
- 3
A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory.
the dominions of a king the dominion of the passions
- 4
kingdom
- 5
An order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above virtues and below thrones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dominion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | domination |
| German | Herrschaft, Oberherrschaft, Vorherrschaft , Herrschaftsgebiet, Machtgebiet, Einflussbereich |
| Spanish | dominio |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dominion come from?
From Middle English dominion, from Middle French dominion, from Latin dominium (“lordship, right of ownership”), from dominus (“lord”), from domus (“house”). See demain, demesne, domain, dominium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).