Which to use
“domed” is a verb and “dose” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,861
- “domed” frequency rank
- #5,124
- “dose” frequency rank
- 39985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domed | dose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of dome | A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. |
Letter map: domed vs dose
Shared letters muted; letters that set domed and dose apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - domed and dose
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: domed is averb and doseanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domed is recorded at frequency rank #34,861, classified as averb. dose is at rank #5,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dəʊs/.
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 39985, this pair ranks #271,687 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of domed vs dose
Shared letters: deo. Private to "domed": m. Private to "dose": s.
"domed" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "domed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,687 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domed" and "dose" 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 #271,687 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.