Which to use
“dîme” and “dom” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,076
- “dîme” frequency rank
- #7,422
- “dom” frequency rank
- 41498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dîme | dom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion des grains, des vins, des fruits, etc., qui se payait à l’église, ou au seigneur du lieu, et qui en était ordinairement le dixième. | Titre d’honneur que l’on joint aux noms propres des membres de certains ordres religieux, tels que les bénédictins et les trappistes. |
Where the eye mixes dîme and dom
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dîme vs dom
A purely visual mix-up. dîme (\dim\) and dom (\dɔ̃\) 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 41498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dîme is recorded at frequency rank #34,076, classified as anoun, pronounced \dim\. dom is at rank #7,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ̃\.
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 41498, this pair ranks #232,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dîme vs dom
Shared letters: dm. Private to "dîme": eî. Private to "dom": o.
"dîme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dîme" for "dom" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dîme" or "dom"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dîme" and "dom" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dîme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #232,656 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dîme" and "dom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dîme vs domi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #232,656 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.