Which to use
“docu” and “domus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,920
- “docu” frequency rank
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- 72810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | docu | domus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Documentaire. | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. |
Letter map: docu vs domus
Shared letters muted; letters that set docu and domus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. docu runs 4 letters (CVCV) against domus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - docu / domus
docu 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 72810, 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\. 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 72810, this pair ranks #42,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of docu vs domus
Shared letters: dou. Private to "docu": c. Private to "domus": ms.
"docu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "docu" and "domus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "docu" vs "domus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "docu" and "domus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "docu" 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 #42,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "docu" 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 #42,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.