Which to use
“dominus” and “domus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,742
- “dominus” frequency rank
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- 85632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dominus | domus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maître de maison, propriétaire. | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. |
Letter map: dominus vs domus
Shared letters muted; letters that set dominus and domus apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: dominus and domus
dominus 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dominus is recorded at frequency rank #41,742, classified as anoun. 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 85632, this pair ranks #11,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dominus vs domus
Shared letters: dmosu. Private to "dominus": in. Private to "domus": -.
"dominus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dominus" for "domus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dominus" vs "domus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dominus" and "domus".
- Full dictionary entry for "dominus" 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 #11,010 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dominus" 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 #11,010 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.