domicilesvsdomiciliéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: domiciles is a noun, domiciliée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“domiciles” is a noun and “domiciliée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#36,804
“domiciles” frequency rank
#43,888
“domiciliée” frequency rank
80692
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature domiciles domiciliée
Definition Pluriel de domicile. Féminin singulier de domicilié.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set domiciles and domiciliée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
domiciles
10 ch
domiciliée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: domiciles is \dɔ.mi.sil\ while domiciliée is \dɔ.mi.si.lje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

domiciles is recorded at frequency rank #36,804, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.mi.sil\. domiciliée is at rank #43,888, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɔ.mi.si.lje\.

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 80692, this pair ranks #20,376 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of domiciles vs domiciliée

Shared letters: cdeilmo. Private to "domiciles": s. Private to "domiciliée": é.

"domiciles" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "domiciliée" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • domicilesddomiciles · dmoiciles · doimciles · domciiles · domicciles · domiciels · domiciless · domicilles

Frequency comparison

domiciles#36,804
domiciliée#43,888

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "domiciles" and "domiciliée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "domiciles" is a noun and "domiciliée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "domiciles" or "domiciliée"?
"domiciles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,804 in our French list, against #43,888 for "domiciliée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering domiciles vs domiciliée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “domiciles”; for an adjective, it's “domiciliée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “domiciles” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list