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“dormirse” and “dormiste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,626
- “dormirse” frequency rank
- #37,044
- “dormiste” frequency rank
- 69670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dormirse | dormiste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dormir (uso pronominal de ...) | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dormir o de dormirse. |
Where the eye mixes dormirse and dormiste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dormirse and dormiste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dormirse with dormiste
A purely visual mix-up. dormirse ([d̪oɾˈmiɾse]) and dormiste ([d̪oɾˈmist̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dormirse is recorded at frequency rank #32,626, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oɾˈmiɾse]. dormiste is at rank #37,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪oɾˈmist̪e].
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 69670, this pair ranks #31,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dormirse vs dormiste
Shared letters: deimors. Private to "dormirse": -. Private to "dormiste": t.
"dormirse" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "dormiste" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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In ordinary Spanish text, does "dormirse" or "dormiste" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dormirse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dormiste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dormirse" and "dormiste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dormir vs dormirse". 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 #31,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.