domestic

/dəˈmɛs.tɪk/

//dəˈmɛs.tɪk// adj

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The verdict

“domestic” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,455 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,455
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De o relacionado al hogar, doméstico.

Key facts for domestic
PropertyValue
Headworddomestic
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dəˈmɛs.tɪk/
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,455
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “domestic” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

domestic is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,455 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for domestic, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is domestic, spelled D-O-M-E-S-T-I-C.

Definition

  1. 1
    De o relacionado al hogar, doméstico.
  2. 2
    De o relacionado a actividades normalmente asociadas con el hogar, dondequiera que ellas ocurran realmente.
  3. 3
    (de un animal) Mantenido por alguien, por ejemplo como un animal de granja o mascota, doméstico.
  4. 4
    Interno a un país específico, nacional.
  5. 5
    Tendiendo a permanecer en el hogar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "domestic"?
"domestic" is spelled D-O-M-E-S-T-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/.
What does "domestic" mean?
As an adjective, "domestic" means: De o relacionado al hogar, doméstico.
How do you pronounce "domestic"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "domestic" is /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "domestic" come from?
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Using “domestic”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-M-E-S-T-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dəˈmɛs.tɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list