Which to use
“dogs” and “domus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,116
- “dogs” frequency rank
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- 61006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dogs | domus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dog. | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. |
Letter map: dogs vs domus
Shared letters muted; letters that set dogs and domus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - dogs / domus
dogs 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 61006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dogs is recorded at frequency rank #17,116, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɔɡz\. 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 61006, this pair ranks #94,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dogs vs domus
Shared letters: dos. Private to "dogs": g. Private to "domus": mu.
"dogs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dogs" and "domus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dogs" or "domus" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dogs" and "domus".
- Full dictionary entry for "dogs" 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 #94,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dogs" 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 #94,570 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.