Which to use
“domus” is a noun and “dus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,890
- “domus” frequency rank
- #9,817
- “dus” frequency rank
- 53707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | domus | dus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maison d’habitation urbaine destinée à une famille, dans la Rome antique. | Masculin pluriel de dû. |
Letter map: domus vs dus
Shared letters muted; letters that set domus and dus apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - domus and dus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: domus is anoun and dusanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
domus is recorded at frequency rank #43,890, classified as anoun. dus is at rank #9,817, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dy\.
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 53707, this pair ranks #138,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of domus vs dus
Shared letters: dsu. Private to "domus": mo. Private to "dus": -.
"domus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- domus ← ddomus · dmous · dommus · domsu · domuss · doums · odmus
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "domus" and "dus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "domus" or "dus" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "domus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "domus" and "dus" 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 #138,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.