# dorm vs dour

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dorm
*noun · IPA /dɔːm/ · frequency rank #13,327*
Clipping of dormitory.

### dour
*adjective · IPA /ˈdʊə/ · frequency rank #49,880*
Stern, harsh and forbidding.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorm-vs-dour