Which to use
“domus” and “dou” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- #22,238
- “dou” frequency rank
- 66128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domus | dou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. | Forme mutée de tou par adoucissement (t → d). |
Letter map: domus vs dou
Shared letters muted; letters that set domus and dou apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on domus vs dou
domus and dou 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 66128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domus is recorded at frequency rank #43,890, classified as anoun. dou is at rank #22,238, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdu:\.
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 66128, this pair ranks #69,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of domus vs dou
Shared letters: dou. Private to "domus": ms. Private to "dou": -.
"domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dou" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- domus ← ddomus · dmous · dommus · domsu · domuss · doums · odmus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "domus" and "dou" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
Pair "domus" vs "dou" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "domus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domus" and "dou" 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 #69,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.