Which to use
“docks” and “dômes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,619
- “docks” frequency rank
- #39,774
- “dômes” frequency rank
- 65393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | docks | dômes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dock. | Pluriel de dôme. |
Where the eye mixes docks and dômes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between docks and dômes
A purely visual mix-up. docks (\dɔk\) and dômes (\dɔm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65393, 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\. dômes is at rank #39,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔm\.
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 65393, this pair ranks #72,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of docks vs dômes
Shared letters: ds. Private to "docks": cko. Private to "dômes": emô.
"docks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dômes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- docks ← dcoks · ddocks · doccks · dockks · dockss · docsk · dokcs · odcks
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "docks" and "dômes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "docks" or "dômes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "docks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dômes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "docks" and "dômes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dômes vs domi". 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 #72,570 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.