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“domino” and “dominoes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,493
- “domino” frequency rank
- #35,693
- “dominoes” frequency rank
- 57186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domino | dominoes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. | plural of domino |
Where the eye mixes domino and dominoes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. domino runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dominoes's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: domino vs dominoes
A purely visual mix-up. domino (/ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/) and dominoes (/ˈdɒmɪnəʊz/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “domino” sits inside “dominoes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domino is recorded at frequency rank #21,493, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/. dominoes is at rank #35,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɒmɪnəʊz/.
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 57186, this pair ranks #121,016 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of domino vs dominoes
Shared letters: dimno. Private to "domino": -. Private to "dominoes": es.
"domino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dominoes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "domino" for "dominoes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "domino" vs "dominoes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "domino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dominoes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,016 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domino" and "dominoes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dominoes vs dominus". 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 #121,016 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.