Which to use
“docks” and “docs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,619
- “docks” frequency rank
- #29,314
- “docs” frequency rank
- 54933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | docks | docs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dock. | Pluriel de doc. |
Same sound, different letters: docks vs docs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - docks and docs
This is the hard kind. docks and docs are pronounced identically (\dɔk\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
docks is recorded at frequency rank #25,619, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔk\. docs is at rank #29,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔk\.
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 54933, this pair ranks #130,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of docks vs docs
Shared letters: cdos. Private to "docks": k. Private to "docs": -.
"docks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "docs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "docks" and "docs" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "docks" or "docs"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "docks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "docs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "docks" and "docs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs docs". 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 #130,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.