Which to use
“docu” and “domi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,920
- “docu” frequency rank
- #48,452
- “domi” frequency rank
- 77372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | docu | domi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Documentaire. | Pluriel de dom. |
Where the eye mixes docu and domi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. docu and domi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses docu with domi
A purely visual mix-up. docu (\dɔ.ky\) and domi (\ˈdo.mi\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
docu is recorded at frequency rank #28,920, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ky\. domi is at rank #48,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdo.mi\.
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 77372, this pair ranks #28,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of docu vs domi
Shared letters: do. Private to "docu": cu. Private to "domi": im.
"docu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "domi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "docu" for "domi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "docu" or "domi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "docu" and "domi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "docu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "domi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,554 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "docu" and "domi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI 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 #28,554 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.