Which to use
“demie” and “domi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,492
- “demie” frequency rank
- #48,452
- “domi” frequency rank
- 54944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demie | domi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demi-heure. Note d’usage : On dit de une heure et demie à onze heures et demie, mais rarement les autres (sinon midi, ou minuit, et demi, qui ne sont plus de la même forme). | Pluriel de dom. |
Where the eye mixes demie and domi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. demie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against domi's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demie vs domi
A purely visual mix-up. demie (\də.mi\) and domi (\ˈdo.mi\) 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 54944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demie is recorded at frequency rank #6,492, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.mi\. domi is at rank #48,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdo.mi\.
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 54944, this pair ranks #130,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demie vs domi
Shared letters: dim. Private to "demie": e. Private to "domi": o.
"demie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "domi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demie" and "domi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demie" or "domi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demie" and "domi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "domi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demie" and "domi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs domi". 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 #130,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.