Which to use
“domus” and “dos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- #961
- “dos” frequency rank
- 44851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domus | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. | Partie du corps humain située au-dessus du postérieur, depuis le cou jusqu’aux reins. |
Letter map: domus vs dos
Shared letters muted; letters that set domus and dos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - domus / dos
domus and dos 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 44851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domus is recorded at frequency rank #43,890, classified as anoun. dos is at rank #961, tagged as anoun, pronounced \do\.
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 44851, this pair ranks #207,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of domus vs dos
Shared letters: dos. Private to "domus": mu. Private to "dos": -.
"domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- domus ← ddomus · dmous · dommus · domsu · domuss · doums · odmus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "domus" and "dos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "domus" or "dos"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "domus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,324 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domus" and "dos" 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 #207,324 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.