demisvsdomusConfusable pair

Quick tell: demis is a adjective, domus is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

5 ch
demis
5 ch
domus

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

  • demis ← ddemis · deims · demiss · demmis · demsi · dmeis · edmis
  • domus ← ddomus · dmous · dommus · domsu · domuss · doums · odmus

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demis" and "domus" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "demis" is an adjective and "domus" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "demis" or "domus"?
"demis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,459 in our French list, against #43,890 for "domus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list