Which to use
“dogme” and “dômes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,658
- “dogme” frequency rank
- #39,774
- “dômes” frequency rank
- 54432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dogme | dômes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vérité indiscutable définie par l’autorité compétente ; objet de foi. | Pluriel de dôme. |
Where the eye mixes dogme and dômes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dogme (CVCCV) and dômes (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dogme with dômes
A purely visual mix-up. dogme (\dɔɡm\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dogme is recorded at frequency rank #14,658, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔɡm\. 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 54432, this pair ranks #134,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dogme vs dômes
Shared letters: dem. Private to "dogme": go. Private to "dômes": sô.
"dogme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dômes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dogme ← ddogme · dgome · dogem · doggme · dogmme · domge · odgme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dogme" and "dômes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dogme" vs "dômes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dogme" 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 #134,116 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dogme" 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 #134,116 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.