Which to use
“dormi” and “durmió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,314
- “dormi” frequency rank
- #18,520
- “durmió” frequency rank
- 59834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dormi | durmió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dormir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. |
Where the eye mixes dormi and durmió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dormi runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against durmió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dormi and durmió
A purely visual mix-up. dormi (/ˈdoɾ.mi/) and durmió ([d̪uɾˈmjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dormi is recorded at frequency rank #41,314, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈdoɾ.mi/. durmió is at rank #18,520, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uɾˈmjo].
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 59834, this pair ranks #61,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dormi vs durmió
Shared letters: dimr. Private to "dormi": o. Private to "durmió": uó.
"dormi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "durmió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dormi ← ddormi · domri · dorim · dormmi · dorrmi · dromi · odrmi
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dormi" and "durmió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dormi" vs "durmió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dormi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durmió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dormi" and "durmió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doma vs dormi". 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 #61,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.