Which to use
“dogged” and “domed” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,009
- “dogged” frequency rank
- #34,861
- “domed” frequency rank
- 64870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dogged | domed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of dog | simple past and past participle of dome |
Letter map: dogged vs domed
Shared letters muted; letters that set dogged and domed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. dogged runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against domed's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on dogged vs domed
dogged and domed are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dogged is recorded at frequency rank #30,009, classified as averb, pronounced /dɒɡd/. domed is at rank #34,861, tagged as averb.
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 64870, this pair ranks #75,549 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dogged vs domed
Shared letters: deo. Private to "dogged": g. Private to "domed": m.
"dogged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "domed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dogged" and "domed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dogged" vs "domed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "dogged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "domed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,549 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dogged" and "domed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimer vs domed". 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
Confusion rank #75,549 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.