dominante
Spanish, adjective/domiˈnante/
dominante is spelled D-O-M-I-N-A-N-T-E (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dominante is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “dominant, dominating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que domina”.
What does dominante mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedominant, dominating
- 2
femininemasculinedomineering
- 3
femininemasculinekey, prevailing
los vientos dominantes
- 4
femininemasculineruling
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que domina. 2. Aplícase a la persona que quiere avasallar a otras, y a la que no permite que se le opongan o la contradigan. Dícese también del genio o carácter de estas personas. 3. Que sobresale, prevalece o es superior entre otras cosas de su orden y clase. 4. Dícese del astro a que vulgarmente se atribuía dominio más o menos duradero sobre la esfera terrestre.
noun: 1. Quinta nota de la escala de cualquier tono, porque es la que domina en el acorde perfecto del mismo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dominante
- dominantes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dominante?
- /domiˈnante/
- [d̪o.miˈnãn̪.t̪e]
- [d̪omiˈnãn̪t̪e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dominante
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dominante in Spanish?
dominante appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).