dotcom
/ˌdɑtˈkɑm/noun, verb
dotcom is spelled D-O-T-C-O-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dotcom means “A company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the Internet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dotcom is dotcoms.
How many letters and syllables are in dotcom?
| Letters | 6: D-O-T-C-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dotcom?
Dotcom appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 dotcom?
- UK /dɒtˈkɒm/
- US /ˌdɑtˈkɑm/
As a verb (“To convert to using or being based on e-commerce”): /ˈdɒtkɒm/, /ˈdɑtˌkɑm/.
Dotcom has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dotcom.wav, En-us-dotcom.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dotcom2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dotcom
Also written: dot-com (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with dotcom?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dotcom from its last stressed vowel (/ɑm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dotcom
- dotcoms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- .com
- dot-com
- dotcomming participle, present
- dotcommed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dotcom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the Internet.
verb
- 1
datedTo convert to using or being based on e-commerce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dotcom come from?
From dot + com, from the DNS suffix .com.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).