femdom

/ˈfɛmˌdɒm/

//ˈfɛmˌdɒm// noun

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"femdom" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“femdom” is uncommon English (frequency #52,313 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,313
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.

Corpus desk

Index EN-femdom · femdom · English

femdom · rank #52,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,313
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fauci

Nearest frequency peer: Fauci (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “femdom”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “femdom” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for femdom
PropertyValue
Headwordfemdom
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɛmˌdɒm/
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “femdom” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).femdomfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Fauci” (#52,312), “fascinate” (#52,311), “Farooq” (#52,310). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “femdom” is #52,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

femdom is uncommon English at frequency #52,313 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɛmˌdɒm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for femdom, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fem- + -dom (“domination”). The correct English form is femdom, spelled F-E-M-D-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.
  2. 2
    A female dominator in sadomasochistic sexual practices.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how femdom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I'm acutely aware that I'm on my knees in front of a gorgeous femdom.
  2. She wished she had some fuck-me stiletto thigh-high boots on to give her more of a Domme appearance, but she had seen plenty of femdoms at the club wearing comfortable walking shoes.

Etymology

From fem- + -dom (“domination”).

This word in other languages

femdom(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "femdom"?
"femdom" is spelled F-E-M-D-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɛmˌdɒm/.
What does "femdom" mean?
As a noun, "femdom" means: Female domination; a sexual practice in which women dominate men or other people.
How do you pronounce "femdom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "femdom" is /ˈfɛmˌdɒm/. 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 "femdom"?
From fem- + -dom (“domination”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "femdom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Farooq#52,310forger#52,327frilly#52,335Gagnon#52,339

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list