Analysis of Available Western 5 Letter Domains CVCVC.com and Others

intelI did quite a bit of research over the past days to register some quality 5 Letter domains, LLLLL.com, below are some results. First of all, this is geared towards the western, English speaking world, and potential end-users, and it’s mostly unrelated to the recent surge in Chinese domains. Most of the below analysis is based on letter frequencies in the English language and also the letter frequencies presented in high-value sales of LLLLL.com domains.

What makes these domains interesting? They are pronounceable, easy to remember, and make good brands. And brands are what end-users want, and the main reason for high-value domain sales. Here are some easily recognizable global brands that use 5 letter domains:  Shell, Intel, Chase, Cisco, Honda, Pepsi, Total, FedEx, Baidu, Tesco, Bosch, Gucci, Canon, Delta, Rolex, Nivea, Claro, TELUS, Bayer, Prada, Mobil, Geico, Tyson, Lexus, Adobe, Yahoo, Volvo, Kraft, Exxon and many more!

The current Chinese trends of registering chips may pass and go, but there will always be the new Pepsi or Honda and Intel, and that’s why I believe brandable 5 letter domains are worth registering and holding on to.

The 8 most popular English letters: E, T, N, O, R, I, A, & S

As there are a total of 11,881,376 LLLLL.com domains and 288000 cvcvc.com domains, it’s good to start by limiting our space for easier analysis. Going with the most popular letters statistically seems like the most reasonable choice, as they are far more likely to form better sounding and more memorable brands. So we’ll mostly focus on the 8 most commonly used letters in the English alphabet, which collectively appear more than 60% of the time in words. The list includes 4 vowels: EOIA and 4 consonants TNRS – in the order of popularity.

  1. canonCVCVC.com – all 1024 of these are taken (I registered the last 3 yesterday, sorry). Many of these are listed for sale at outrageous amounts, e.g.: rinat.com $138K, naras.com $122.8K, nones.com $70K, etc.
  2. adobeVCVCV.com – all 1024 taken for a while (I couldn’t even find any to register), many are for sale: asisa.com $179K, ororo.com $176K, enare.com $4,586, ereri.com $229.
  3. VCCVC.com 6 out of 1024 are currently available:atror.comanrir.com

    atnin.com , atnir.com, atsot.com, anrer.com

  4. pepsiCVCCV.com – 24 are available out of 1024 currently:

    rerni.com 

    rerti.com

    nosne.com

    rirte.com

    rirto.com

    ratse.com

    rirna.com

    rirni.com

    rirne.com

    rirsi.com

    rirso.com

    nirsi.com

    rerse.com

    rasre.com

    rarni.com

    rarno.com

    rerno.com

    natne.com

    tetne.com

    tosre.com

    tosri.comhonda

    titne.com

    rorni.com

    titni.com

    Quite a few are also listed for sale: ninte.com $352K, norso.com $26K, ninro.com $1,029 ..

  5. CCVCC.com – a lot less of these are pronounceable, but still only 95 are available out of 1024:
    trotn.com

    tnirr.com

    tsitt.com

    tnirs.com

    tnirn.com

    tnisr.com

    tniss.com

    trosn.com

    tnisn.com

    tsinr.com

    ttesn.com

    tnist.com

    tninr.com

    tnitr.com

    ttesr.com

    tsirn.com

    tsirs.com

    tsirr.com

    tsott.com

    tsotn.com

    tnitn.com

    ttert.com

    tnarn.com

    tsonn.com

    tnasr.com

    tsonr.com

    tnasn.com

    tnast.com

    ttatn.com

    tsosr.com

    tnanr.com

    tsorn.com

    tsors.com

    tsorr.com

    tnans.com

    tnatr.com

    tsenr.com

    tsess.com

    tnatt.com

    tnerr.com

    tnern.com

    tnesn.com

    tnenr.com

    tnens.com

    tnenn.com

    ttatr.com

    tnetr.com

    trern.com

    ttorn.com

    ttort.com

    ttosr.com

    tratn.com

    trirr.com

    ttosn.com

    ttonr.com

    trirs.com

    ttont.com

    ttotr.com

    trirn.com

    ttotn.com

    ttirn.com

    ttirt.com

    ttann.com

    trarn.com

    ttisr.com

    trarr.com

    ttisn.com

    ttinr.com

    ttitr.com

    trisr.com

    ttitn.com

    ttanr.com

    ttast.com

    ttasr.com

    tsesn.com

    tsesr.com

    ttetr.com

    tsetr.com

    tsetn.com

    tserr.com

    tsett.com

    ttetn.com

    trosr.com

    tnorn.com

    tnort.com

    tnosr.com

    tnoss.com

    tsanr.com

    tnosn.com

    ttenr.com

    tnonr.com

    tsasr.com

    tnotn.com

    tsarn.com

    tnott.com

    tnatn.com

    Plenty are for sale: trist.com $17K, tsent.com $3,214, tsirt.com $517

  6. pradaVCVCC.com 272 out of 1024 are available in this category, here is the list:
    anarn.com

    anasn.com

    anatn.com

    anenr.com

    anesn.com

    anesr.com

    anetn.com

    anetr.com

    anirn.com

    anisr.com

    anosn.com

    anosr.com

    anotn.com

    aranr.com

    arasr.com

    aratn.com

    aresr.com

    aretn.com

    arinr.com

    arirn.com

    arirs.com

    arirt.com

    aritn.com

    arorn.com

    arorr.com

    arors.com

    arort.com

    arosr.com

    arotn.com

    asesn.com

    asinr.com

    asirn.com

    asirr.com

    asisr.com

    asonr.com

    asorr.com

    asosr.com

    asotr.com

    atasn.com

    atasr.com

    atenr.com

    atesn.com

    atetn.com

    atetr.com

    atinr.com

    atirn.com

    atirt.com

    atisn.com

    atitr.com

    atonr.com

    atosr.com

    atotn.com

    atotr.com

    enanr.com

    enarn.com

    enasn.com

    enatn.com

    eninr.com

    enirn.com

    enirr.com

    enisn.com

    enisr.com

    enitn.com

    enitr.com

    enonr.com

    enont.com

    enorr.com

    enosr.com

    enotn.com

    erarn.com

    erarr.com

    erasn.com

    eratt.com

    erenr.com

    eresn.com

    eresr.com

    eretn.com

    eretr.com

    erirn.com

    erirr.com

    erirs.com

    erirt.com

    erisr.com

    eronr.com

    erorn.com

    erort.com

    erosr.com

    erotn.com

    esanr.com

    esarr.com

    esasr.com

    esatn.com

    esenr.com

    esern.com

    esesn.com

    esetn.com

    esirn.com

    esirr.com

    esisn.com

    esisr.com

    esitn.com

    esonr.com

    esosn.com

    esosr.com

    esost.com

    esotn.com

    esotr.com

    etanr.com

    etarr.com

    etasn.com

    etatn.com

    etenr.com

    etesr.com

    etetn.com

    etetr.com

    etinr.com

    etirn.com

    etisn.com

    etisr.com

    etitn.com

    etitr.com

    etosn.com

    etosr.com

    etotn.com

    etotr.com

    inanr.com

    inasn.com

    inatn.com

    inatr.com

    inern.com

    inesr.com

    inirn.com

    inirr.com

    inisn.com

    inonr.com

    inont.com

    inosn.com

    inosr.com

    irarn.com

    irarr.com

    irars.com

    irasn.com

    irasr.com

    iratn.com

    iratr.com

    irern.com

    irerr.com

    irert.com

    iresr.com

    iretn.com

    irinr.com

    irirn.com

    irirs.com

    irirt.com

    iritr.com

    irorn.com

    irorr.com

    irors.com

    irotn.com

    irotr.com

    isenr.com

    isesn.com

    isetr.com

    isirr.com

    isonr.com

    isorr.com

    itasr.com

    itatn.com

    itatr.com

    itetr.com

    itirr.com

    itirt.com

    itonr.com

    itont.com

    onanr.com

    onarr.com

    onasn.com

    onasr.com

    onast.com

    onatr.com

    oninr.com

    onirn.com

    onirr.com

    onirt.com

    onisn.com

    onisr.com

    onitn.com

    onitr.com

    ononr.com

    onorn.com

    onorr.com

    onosn.com

    onosr.com

    onotn.com

    onotr.com

    onots.com

    onott.com

    oranr.com

    orarn.com

    orarr.com

    orars.com

    orasn.com

    orasr.com

    oratn.com

    orern.com

    orerr.com

    orers.com

    orert.com

    oresn.com

    oresr.com

    oretn.com

    oretr.com

    orinr.com

    orirn.com

    orirr.com

    orirs.com

    orirt.com

    orisr.com

    oritn.com

    oritr.com

    oronn.com

    oronr.com

    ororr.com

    orors.com

    orort.com

    orosn.com

    orotn.com

    orotr.com

    osanr.com

    osasn.com

    osasr.com

    osatr.com

    osenn.com

    osenr.com

    osesn.com

    osesr.com

    osetn.com

    osinr.com

    osirn.com

    osirr.com

    osisn.com

    osisr.com

    ositn.com

    ositt.com

    osonr.com

    osorr.com

    osost.com

    osotn.com

    osotr.com

    osott.com

    otanr.com

    otasn.com

    otatn.com

    otatt.com

    otenr.com

    otert.com

    otesn.com

    otesr.com

    otetn.com

    otetr.com

    otinr.com

    otirs.com

    otirt.com

    otisn.com

    otisr.com

    otitn.com

    otitr.com

    otonr.com

    otort.com

    otosr.com

    ototn.com

    Many are for sale as well: arans.com $33K, arits.com $26K, asett.com $2,754, osorn.com $861

Western Premium Conconants: T, N, S, R, H, L, D, C, M, F, P, G, B

  1. CaCaC.com – all the western premium cvcvc.com with consonant A only. Out of 2197 only 13 are currently available:
    gataf.com

    gafaf.com

    balaf.com

    gabaf.com

    gafap.com

    gafah.com

    gahas.com

    pagaf.com

    nafag.com

    nagag.com

    rahag.com

    nabaf.com

    nahaf.com

    These are especially popular and the most valuable type of CVCVC.com names statistically, here are some recent sales:

    bahar.com 7,950 USD 2015-12-03 DropCatch

    tabas.com 717 USD 2015-12-03 GoDaddy

    panaf.com 120 USD 2015-11-23 NameJet

    fafac.com 117 USD 2015-11-12 GoDaddy

    manac.com 812 USD 2015-11-06 GoDaddy

    tatad.com 160 USD 2015-10-24 GoDaddy

    radam.com 663 USD 2015-09-27 GoDaddy

    sanad.com 2,977 USD 2015-06-25 NameJet

    canan.com 5,050 USD 2014-07-23 NameJet

    fafas.com 2,600 USD 2014-06-11 NameJet

  2. CoCoC.com second most popular type of CVCVC.com names statistically.  96 of these are available, out of 2197:
    focoh.com

    fodob.com

    focog.com

    fosog.com

    fohoh.com

    fohod.com

    fohop.com

    fosoh.com

    fonoh.com

    fomop.com

    hogop.com

    tohod.com

    hofof.com

    hopof.com

    hofol.com

    hopob.com

    rohoc.com

    hogob.com

    hofot.com

    hocog.com

    hobof.com

    hocop.com

    hocof.com

    hocod.com

    lonoh.com

    hodob.com

    hodof.com

    copog.com

    losoh.com

    hosob.com

    cogob.com

    losof.com

    losob.com

    loroh.com

    rogof.com

    rogoc.com

    ropof.com

    lohod.com

    ropoh.com

    rofob.com

    lohob.com

    rofog.com

    rofop.com

    rofod.com

    rofoh.com

    romop.com

    romof.com

    lodoh.com

    rohom.com

    rohoh.com

    rosoh.com

    sogob.com

    lofoh.com

    lofof.com

    lofop.com

    lofob.com

    mohoh.com

    mohof.com

    nobof.com

    lopoh.com

    nogog.com

    lopog.com

    lopob.com

    nogof.com

    nogoc.com

    nogoh.com

    nopog.com

    nopof.com

    lobop.com

    nopoh.com

    nofop.com

    nofoh.com

    nocof.com

    dosoh.com

    nodob.com

    nodof.com

    nohob.com

    nohof.com

    dohoh.com

    dohof.com

    nohoc.com

    nohod.com

    noroh.com

    mofop.com

    notob.com

    tobof.com

    togob.com

    mogof.com

    tofob.com

    dofoh.com

    tofoh.com

    tocof.com

    todof.com

    dopof.com

    tohof.com

    doboh.com

    Many recent sales here as well:

    nobob.com 1,000 USD 2015-12-03 Sedo

    pogos.com 318 USD 2015-12-01 NameJet

    goson.com 833 USD 2015-10-20 GoDaddy

    gomob.com 400 USD 2015-09-08 NameJet

    bodor.com 3,500 USD 2015-08-20 Sedo

    locol.com 1,725 USD 2015-06-09 GoDaddy

    homob.com 160 USD 2015-05-03 GoDaddy

    fogon.com 816 USD 2015-03-22 NameJet

    nonos.com 918 USD 2015-03-16 GoDaddy

  3. More quality available names currently:
    ienee.com

    oeree.com

    ieree.com

    uenee.com

    ieret.com

    qedet.com

    qeret.com

    eedet.com

    oedee.com

    aedet.com

    xeree.com

    oedet.com

    ueret.com

    ueree.com

    oeret.com

    oedir.com

    oedat.com

    oenid.com

    oedar.com

    oenir.com

    oenod.com

    oenor.com

    oenot.com

    oenar.com

    oenat.com

    oesid.com

    oesin.com

    oedan.com

    oesir.com

    oesod.com

    oedad.com

    oesor.com

    oesot.com

    oesad.com

    oesar.com

    oerin.com

    oerir.com

    oerod.com

    oerot.com

    oerad.com

    oeran.com

    oerar.com

    oerat.com

    eedid.com

    eedis.com

    oedot.com

    eedod.com

    gedod.com

    eerar.com

    iedan.com

    ienid.com

    ienir.com

    hesad.com

    eedat.com

    ienit.com

    eenin.com

    eenis.com

    eenir.com

    ienod.com

    eenod.com

    ienor.com

    ienot.com

    pedod.com

    iesor.com

    ierid.com

    ierir.com

    eenar.com

    eenat.com

    eesid.com

    ierit.com

    oedos.com

    ierod.com

    eesod.com

    oedon.com

    ierot.com

    rerid.com

    eesot.com

    ierar.com

    oedod.com

    aedid.com

    yerar.com

    aedod.com

    eerid.com

    aenid.com

    yeror.com

    eerir.com

    aenir.com

    eerod.com

    yerod.com

    yerir.com

    aenot.com

    eerot.com

    aenad.com

    aesod.com

    oedid.com

Summary

This post only covers partial research on the more popular combinations, a lot more is to be processed. So far it’s clear that the popular and easily pronounceable type of 5 letter domains is mostly registered and even trading at respectable amounts on auctions, however, quite a few still remain available for registration. I’ve personally registered many of these in past days, while checking the lists, and plan to hold them for a long time. Even if there is no significant reseller value, as I believe they are highly undervalued. For reference just check the list of popular brands at the beginning of the post and latest sales for CaCaC.com or top VCVCV.com type names.

In conclusion: plenty of nice domains are still available for registration, while most domainers are focused on XXQWZ.com, WXZZW.com type names. Even more surprising many are of these are actually all bought out, like qqxzm.com – with first two repeating letters and all Chinese consonants. Plenty of trading is going on in Chinese markets and on the forums with prices mostly ranging from $5-20. However, this is all just reseller speculation, hoping for further growth of prices and a potential buyout. Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen soon as around 30% of 5L.com chips are still available, and that’s about a million domains.

5L_chips

 

Tip of the day is: don’t follow the crowd, do your own research!

Tools used in the writing of this post, compiling and checking lists:

9 Responses

  1. Great Post! Could you please let me know what website or program you used to filter these results? I am a new domainer and would greatly appreciate any advice!

  2. Interesting read. I had similar thoughts and registered quite a number of some pronounceable 5L names but with the ever changing dynamics of domains, it does seem to all come down to speculation. When this industry first spiked my interest, my understanding was that traffic is and always will be the beginning and end of it all however there is other factors that have debunked that theory especially when it comes to brandables that normally don’t have any organic search. It appears to me that research is still the number one strategy of winning in this industry and you have to have an idea of what kind of a business can buy into the name you are investing in otherwise if you don’t really know, you just like a gambling addict who’s more dependent on luck than anything else. Regards

  3. Best analysis I’ve seen on the subject!! Some recent Brandable/keyword 5L I’ve hand reg-

    Likze.com

    Rvnue.com

    Efaxz.com

    Oxiad.com

    DnGeo.com

    DnOps.com

    RawDn.com

    Tvtgo.com

    inXec.com

    Knule.com

    Snuli.com

    Eneyc.com

    Sxvid.com

    Opeve.com

    Hyema.com

    Dipde.com

    Zilja.com

    Pogwa.com

    PpcGO.com

    HDtee.com

    Cigox.com

    Goiga.com

    Enurv.com

    Eraff.com

    Ceadr.com

    Oxcin.com

    Akrew.com

    Oretz.com

    iQuia.com

    Pplez.com

    Wozix.com

    Morbd.com

    Liesh.com

    OzJap.com

    OzBra.com

    OzKini.com

    I prefer to flip for few hundred to domainers!

  4. At the end of the day the Chinese will buy a 4 character.com of letters and numbers before they will buy 5 letters. Oh wait, they already ARE buying 4 character mixed .coms at floor prices of $60 and up, and 3 months from now the wave chasing resellers will once again be kicking themselves for coming late to the party.

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