dormir

[d̪oɾˈmiɾ]

/[d̪oɾˈmiɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“dormir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,212. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,212
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Permanecer en un estado de reposo del cuerpo sin que se presenten movimientos físicos voluntarios y con un estado de consciencia reducido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dormir · dormir · Spanish

dormir · rank #1,212 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,212
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruz

Nearest frequency peer: cruz (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dormir”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dormir” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dormir vs durmió
67% similar
dormir vs dormirse
75% similar
dormir vs Doris
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dormir
PropertyValue
Headworddormir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪oɾˈmiɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,212
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dormir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dormircae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cruz” (#1,211), “esperanza” (#1,213), “corrupción” (#1,210). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dormir” va en #1,212. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dormir (IPA [d̪oɾˈmiɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,212 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dormir, with forms such as "ddormir", "domrir", and "dorimr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "durmió", "dormirse", "Doris", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dormir, spelled D-O-R-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Permanecer en un estado de reposo del cuerpo sin que se presenten movimientos físicos voluntarios y con un estado de consciencia reducido.
  2. 2
    Pasar la noche en algún sitio.
  3. 3
    Descuidarse, obrar en un negocio con menos atención o cuidado de lo que se requiere.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un objeto: caer en el olvido o permanecer en la postergación.
  5. 5
    Sosegarse o apaciguarse lo que estaba inquieto o alterado.
  6. 6
    Dicho de un trompo: bailar con mucha rapidez, sin cabecear ni moverse de un sitio.
  7. 7
    En ciertos juegos de naipes, como el tresillo, quedar en la baceta alguna carta sin utilizar.
  8. 8
    Tomarse tiempo para meditar o discurrir sobre cosas que sean objeto de pensamiento.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dormir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Nosotros debemos ganar algo en todo esto; bien lo sabemos, pues él ganó algo cuando entró en tierra de moros, que ha sacado gran botín. No duerme tranquilo quien trae dinero acuñado. Tomemos juntos estas arcas y pongámoslas en un lugar donde no se ventile (donde no se descubra)».

Synonyms

pernoctar

This word in other languages

sleep(English)dormir(Français)schlafen(Deutsch)dormir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddormir
  • domrir
  • dorimr
  • dormirr
  • dormmir
  • dormri
  • dorrmir
  • dromir
  • odrmir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dormir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddormir1domrir2dorimr2dormirr1dormmir1dormri2dorrmir1dromir2
Edit distance from "dormir"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dormir"?
"dormir" is spelled D-O-R-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪oɾˈmiɾ].
What does "dormir" mean?
As a verb, "dormir" means: Permanecer en un estado de reposo del cuerpo sin que se presenten movimientos físicos voluntarios y con un estado de consciencia reducido.
What words are commonly confused with "dormir"?
"dormir" is commonly confused with "durmió", "dormirse", "Doris". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dormir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dormir" is [d̪oɾˈmiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dormir" come from?
"dormir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dormir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fiscal#1,214tengan#1,227tratar#1,228contar#1,192

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

tendrá9 variantsgratis9 variantssiente9 variantsequipos9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list