dom
Portuguese, noun
dom is spelled D-O-M (3 letters) and appears 49 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 1,924th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dom is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “donation; gift; present” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Dom is a different word: “Sir (an honorific title usually used before an adult man's given…”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “donativo”.
What does dom mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedonation; gift; present
- 2
masculinebenefit; merit; advantage; power; privilege
- 3
masculineblessing; grace; mercy
- 4
masculinetalent; aptitude; ability; skill; flair
- 5
masculinea knack for negative outcomes or discrediting oneself
noun
- 1
masculinealternative letter-case form of Dom
interjection
- 1
the sound of the low note on a berimbau
noun
- 1
masculineSir (an honorific title usually used before an adult man's given name, historically used by members of the high nobility, royalty, and certain religious categories in Portugal and Brazil)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. abreviatura de domingo
noun: 1. donativo 2. ato de dar 3. dádiva 4. benefício da natureza
noun: 1. título honorífico que precede os nomes próprios masculinos em certas categorias sociais
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dom
- dons plural
- dõ alternative abbreviation obsolete
- Dons plural
- D. alternative abbreviation
- dom alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to dom
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dom in Portuguese?
dom appears 49 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).