dominar

/du.mi.ˈnaɾ/

//du.mi.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“dominar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,644. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,644
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ter autoridade sobre

Corpus desk

Index PT-dominar · dominar · Portuguese

dominar · rank #6,644 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,644
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dividida

Nearest frequency peer: dividida (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “dominar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “dominar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dominar vs domino
71% similar
dominar vs domingo
71% similar
dominar vs domínio
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dominar
PropertyValue
Headworddominar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/du.mi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,644
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dominar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).dominarcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dividida” (#6,643), “disputar” (#6,642), “encerrar” (#6,648). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dominar” fica em #6,644. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around dominar (IPA /du.mi.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,644 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dominar, with forms such as "ddominar", "dmoinar", and "doimnar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "domino", "domingo", "domínio", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dominar, spelled D-O-M-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ter autoridade sobre
  2. 2
    ter poder sobre
  3. 3
    exercer influência sobre
  4. 4
    conter a si próprio; vencer as próprias inclinações ou paixões; refrear-se, reprimir-se.

This word in other languages

dominate(English)beherrschen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddominar
  • dmoinar
  • doimnar
  • domianr
  • dominarr
  • dominnar
  • dominra
  • domminar
  • domniar
  • odminar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dominar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddominar1dmoinar2doimnar2domianr2dominarr1dominnar1dominra2domminar1
Edit distance from "dominar"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dominar"?
"dominar" is spelled D-O-M-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /du.mi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "dominar" mean?
As a verb, "dominar" means: ter autoridade sobre
What words are commonly confused with "dominar"?
"dominar" is commonly confused with "domino", "domingo", "domínio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dominar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dominar" is /du.mi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dominar" come from?
"dominar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dominar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fachada#6,651armário#6,612profeta#6,691término#6,594

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

encerrar10 variantsinflação10 variantssemanal10 variantsservice10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list