Which to use
“dormido” is a verb and “dormidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,784
- “dormido” frequency rank
- #18,801
- “dormidos” frequency rank
- 23585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dormido | dormidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dormir. | Forma del plural de dormido, participio de dormir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dormido and dormidos apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dormido is [d̪oɾˈmið̞o] while dormidos is [d̪oɾˈmið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dormido” sits inside “dormidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dormido is recorded at frequency rank #4,784, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oɾˈmið̞o]. dormidos is at rank #18,801, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oɾˈmið̞os].
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 23585, this pair ranks #245,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dormido vs dormidos
Shared letters: dimor. Private to "dormido": -. Private to "dormidos": s.
"dormido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "dormidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dormido" and "dormidos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dormido" or "dormidos"?
Remembering dormido vs dormidos
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “dormido”; for a participle, it's “dormidos”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dormido” entry
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