domivsdomusConfusable pair

Which to use

“domi” and “domus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,452
“domi” frequency rank
#43,890
“domus” frequency rank
92342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature domi domus
Definition Pluriel de dom. Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique.

Letter map: domi vs domus

Shared letters muted; letters that set domi and domus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. domi 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.

4 ch
domi
5 ch
domus

Spelling & dictionary notes on domi vs domus

domi 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 92342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

domi is recorded at frequency rank #48,452, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdo.mi\. 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 92342, this pair ranks #3,081 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of domi vs domus

Shared letters: dmo. Private to "domi": i. Private to "domus": su.

"domi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • domi ← ddomi · dmoi · doim · dommi · odmi
  • domus ← ddomus · dmous · dommus · domsu · domuss · doums · odmus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "domi" and "domus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "domi" vs "domus" - which ranks higher?
"domus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,890 in our French list, against #48,452 for "domi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "domi" and "domus".

  • Full dictionary entry for "domi" 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 #3,081 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "domi" and "domus" 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 #3,081 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list