domaine
\dɔ.mɛn\
The verdict
“domaine” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #803 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #803
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propriété d’une assez vaste étendue et contenant des biens-fonds de diverse nature.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | domaine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɔ.mɛn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #803 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “domaine” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for domaine is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɔ.mɛn\. Corpus data places it at rank #803 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for domaine, with forms such as "ddomaine", "dmoaine", and "doamine". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "domine", "douane", "domino", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is domaine, spelled D-O-M-A-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Propriété d’une assez vaste étendue et contenant des biens-fonds de diverse nature.
- 2Ce qui appartient à l'État ou au souverain.
- 3Ensemble des biens qui appartiennent collectivement à la nation, à l’état, et qui sont inaliénables et imprescriptibles.
- 4Territoire colonial faisant partie des possessions coloniales d’un pays.
- 5Secteur ; branche ; registre.
- 6Compétence.
- 7Ensemble d'adresses faisant l'objet d'une gestion commune.
- 8Ensemble des différentes valeurs que peut prendre un champ.
- 9Ensemble de définition, c'est-à-dire ensemble des antécédents d'une relation, notamment fonctionnelle.
- 10Ensemble ouvert et connexe par arcs dans le corps des nombres complexes.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddomaine,dmoaine,doamine,domaien,domainne,domanie,domiane,dommaine,odmaine
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of domaine - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “domaine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-O-M-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dɔ.mɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “domine” - see the side-by-side comparison. domaine vs domine
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.