Which to use
“demis” is an adjective and “domus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,459
- “demis” frequency rank
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- 79349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demis | domus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de demi. | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. |
Letter map: demis vs domus
Shared letters muted; letters that set demis and domus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. demis and domus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for demis / domus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: demis is anadjective and domusanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demis is recorded at frequency rank #35,459, classified as anadj, pronounced \də.mi\. domus is at rank #43,890, tagged as anoun.
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 79349, this pair ranks #23,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demis vs domus
Shared letters: dms. Private to "demis": ei. Private to "domus": ou.
"demis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demis" and "domus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "demis" or "domus"?
After this comparison
Pair "demis" vs "domus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "demis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "domus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,521 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demis" and "domus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs domus". 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 #23,521 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.