Which to use
“domaine” and “domaines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #803
- “domaine” frequency rank
- #2,362
- “domaines” frequency rank
- 3165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domaine | domaines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Propriété d’une assez vaste étendue et contenant des biens-fonds de diverse nature. | Pluriel de domaine. |
Same sound, different letters: domaine vs domaines
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. domaine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against domaines's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - domaine / domaines
This is the hard kind. domaine and domaines are pronounced identically (\dɔ.mɛn\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “domaine” sits inside “domaines”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domaine is recorded at frequency rank #803, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.mɛn\. domaines is at rank #2,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.mɛn\.
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 3165, this pair ranks #434,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of domaine vs domaines
Shared letters: adeimno. Private to "domaine": -. Private to "domaines": s.
"domaine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "domaines" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "domaine" for "domaines" ever safe?
Frequency check: "domaine" vs "domaines" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "domaine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "domaines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #434,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domaine" and "domaines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domaine vs draine". 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 #434,635 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.