domain
\doʊˈmeɪn\
The verdict
“domain” is uncommon French (frequency #50,777 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,777
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Domaine (1, 2).
Corpus desk
Index FR-domain · domain · French
domain · rank #50,777 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,777
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH dolmens
Nearest frequency peer: dolmens (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « domain »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- dissuade
dissuade
49,227 corpus weight
- dolmens
dolmens
49,225 corpus weight
- domain
domain
49,224 corpus weight
- doublet
doublet
49,223 corpus weight
- doyens
doyens
49,222 corpus weight
- dynastique
dynastique
49,221 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « domain » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | domain |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \doʊˈmeɪn\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,777 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « domain » en français
Rare enough to double-check
domain is uncommon French at frequency #50,777 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \doʊˈmeɪn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for domain, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is domain, spelled D-O-M-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1Domaine (1, 2).
- 2Partie, domaine (profession ou spécialité).
- 3Domaine (de définition) ; ensemble de départ.
- 4Anneau sans diviseur de zéro.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).