Which to use
“domus” is a noun and “dors” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- #5,748
- “dors” frequency rank
- 49638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domus | dors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dormir. |
Letter map: domus vs dors
Shared letters muted; letters that set domus and dors apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: domus vs dors
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: domus is anoun and dorsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domus is recorded at frequency rank #43,890, classified as anoun. dors is at rank #5,748, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔʁ\.
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 49638, this pair ranks #169,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of domus vs dors
Shared letters: dos. Private to "domus": mu. Private to "dors": r.
"domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "domus" for "dors" ever safe?
Frequency check: "domus" vs "dors" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "domus" and "dors". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "domus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domus" and "dors" 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 #169,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.