# dominus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɒmɪnəs/ · frequency rank #49,878

## Definitions
1. master; sir; a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor, castle or an academic master

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dominus (“master”). Doublet of dan, dom, domine, dominie, and don.

## Easily confused with
- **domino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/domino-vs-dominus)
- **Domini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/domini-vs-dominus)
- **Dominic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominic-vs-dominus)
- **dominos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominos-vs-dominus)
- **dominoes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dominoes-vs-dominus)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddominus`, `dmoinus`, `doimnus`, `dominnus`, `dominsu`, `dominuss`, `domiuns`, `domminus`, `domnius`, `odminus`

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