How to pronounce “domain”
Say “domain” in 2 beats
domain
/doʊˈmeɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dəmeɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- domdoʊ
- ainmeɪnstress
- IPA (American)
- /doʊˈmeɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /dəmeɪn/
- Respelling
- doh-MAYN
- Syllables
- 2 — dom-AIN
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: dom-AIN. “ain” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/doʊˈmeɪn/
/dəmeɪn/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “domain” means
- noun
a particular environment or walk of life
“his social sphere is limited”
- noun
territory over which rule or control is exercised
“his domain extended into Europe”
- noun
(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
Say it in a sentence
“Boat repair has always been very much his father's domain.”“domain”, answered
How do you pronounce “domain”?
“domain” is pronounced /doʊˈmeɪn/ (doh-MAYN) in American English and /dəmeɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ain”. Build it as dom-AIN, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “domain” have?
2: dom · ain. The beat lands on the second, “ain”.
Is “domain” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /doʊˈmeɪn/ (doh-MAYN); British English says /dəmeɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “domain” mean?
As a noun: a particular environment or walk of life For example: “his social sphere is limited” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “domain”?
Stress the second syllable: dom-AIN. “ain” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “domain” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.