DamevsdomesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Dame” and “domes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,198
“Dame” frequency rank
#43,811
“domes” frequency rank
46009
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Dame domes
Definition Frau Plural des Substantivs dome

Where the eye mixes Dame and domes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Dame
5 ch
domes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Dame ([ˈdaːmə]) and domes ([dəʊmz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Dame is recorded at frequency rank #2,198, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaːmə]. domes is at rank #43,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dəʊmz].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 46009, this pair ranks #1,333,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Dame vs domes

Shared letters: dem. Private to "Dame": a. Private to "domes": os.

"Dame" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "domes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Dameadme · daem · damme · ddame · dmae
  • domesddomes · dmoes · doems · domess · dommes · domse · odmes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Dame" and "domes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdaːmə] versus [dəʊmz]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Dame" or "domes"?
"Dame" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,198 in our German list, against #43,811 for "domes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Dame" and "domes". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Dame" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "domes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,333,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Dame" and "domes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs domes". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list