domar

/[d̪oˈmaɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,710

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

domar is aSpanishverb. It means: Transformar un animal salvaje en un animal doméstico: hacerlo mas predecible o mas controlable. Pronounced [d̪oˈmaɾ]. Often confused with dora and dona.

Key facts for domar
PropertyValue
Headworddomar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪oˈmaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,710
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of domar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for domar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪oˈmaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,710 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for domar, with forms such as "ddomar", "dmoar", and "doamr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dora", "dona", "dota", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is domar, spelled D-O-M-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transformar un animal salvaje en un animal doméstico: hacerlo mas predecible o mas controlable.
  2. 2
    Civilizar, aculturar a una persona.
  3. 3
    Reprimir o moderar las pasiones desenfrenadas.
  4. 4
    Variante poco usada de dominar.
  5. 5
    Mentir, engañar

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddomar,dmoar,doamr,domarr,dommar,domra,odmar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for domar

Misspelling Variants of "domar"

ddomar6dmoar5doamr5domarr6dommar6domra5odmar5
Misspelling Variants of "domar"

Frequency rank: #39,710 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "domar"?
"domar" is spelled D-O-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪oˈmaɾ].
What does "domar" mean?
As a verb, "domar" means: Transformar un animal salvaje en un animal doméstico: hacerlo mas predecible o mas controlable.
What words are commonly confused with "domar"?
"domar" is commonly confused with "dora", "dona", "dota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "domar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "domar" is [d̪oˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "domar" come from?
"domar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.