Which to use
“dîmes” and “domus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,760
- “dîmes” frequency rank
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- 85650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dîmes | domus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dîme. | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. |
Letter map: dîmes vs domus
Shared letters muted; letters that set dîmes and domus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dîmes and domus follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on dîmes vs domus
dîmes and domus are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dîmes is recorded at frequency rank #41,760, classified as anoun, pronounced \dim\. 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 85650, this pair ranks #10,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dîmes vs domus
Shared letters: dms. Private to "dîmes": eî. Private to "domus": ou.
"dîmes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- domus ← ddomus · dmous · dommus · domsu · domuss · doums · odmus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dîmes" and "domus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dîmes" vs "domus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "dîmes" vs "domus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dîmes" 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 #10,982 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dîmes" 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 #10,982 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.