Which to use
“docs” and “domus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,314
- “docs” frequency rank
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- 73204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | docs | domus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de doc. | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. |
Letter map: docs vs domus
Shared letters muted; letters that set docs and domus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. docs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against domus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - docs / domus
docs 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
docs is recorded at frequency rank #29,314, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔk\. 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 73204, this pair ranks #41,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of docs vs domus
Shared letters: dos. Private to "docs": c. Private to "domus": mu.
"docs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "docs" and "domus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "docs" or "domus" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "docs" 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 #41,266 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "docs" 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 #41,266 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.