domitable

/ˈdɒmɪtəbəl/

//ˈdɒmɪtəbəl// adj

"domitable" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“domitable” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Able to be tamed or bent to one's will; tamable, subduable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-domitable · domitable · English

domitable · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for domitable
PropertyValue
Headworddomitable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈdɒmɪtəbəl/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “domitable” in English

domitableranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

domitable is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdɒmɪtəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Able to be tamed or bent to one's will; tamable, subduable.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for domitable, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin domitō (“to tame”) + -able. The correct English form is domitable, spelled D-O-M-I-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Able to be tamed or bent to one's will; tamable, subduable.

Etymology

From Latin domitō (“to tame”) + -able.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "domitable"?
"domitable" is spelled D-O-M-I-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɒmɪtəbəl/.
What does "domitable" mean?
As an adjective, "domitable" means: Able to be tamed or bent to one's will; tamable, subduable.
How do you pronounce "domitable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "domitable" is /ˈdɒmɪtəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "domitable"?
From Latin domitō (“to tame”) + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list