Which to use
“domus” is a noun and “dour” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- #44,426
- “dour” frequency rank
- 88316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domus | dour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. | Austère, dur, inhospitalier. |
Letter map: domus vs dour
Shared letters muted; letters that set domus and dour apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. domus runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dour's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: domus vs dour
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: domus is anoun and douranadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domus is recorded at frequency rank #43,890, classified as anoun. dour is at rank #44,426, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈdʊə(ɹ)\.
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 88316, this pair ranks #7,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of domus vs dour
Shared letters: dou. Private to "domus": ms. Private to "dour": r.
"domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "domus" and "dour" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "domus" vs "dour" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "domus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domus" and "dour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dour". 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 #7,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.