# dormant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɔɹmənt/ · frequency rank #16,894

## Definitions
1. Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
2. In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
3. Leaning.

## Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“I sleep”).

## Easily confused with
- **durant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dormant-vs-durant)
- **Dornan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dormant-vs-dornan)
- **Doran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doran-vs-dormant)
- **Dorian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-dormant)
- **doorman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-dormant)
- **doormat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doormat-vs-dormant)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddormant`, `domrant`, `doramnt`, `dormannt`, `dormantt`, `dormatn`, `dormmant`, `dormnat`, `dorrmant`, `dromant`, `odrmant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dormant