dormir comme un loir
\dɔʁ.miʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lwaʁ\
The verdict
“dormir comme un loir” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dormir longtemps et profondément.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dormir comme un loir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dɔʁ.miʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dormir comme un loir” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for dormir comme un loir is 20 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɔʁ.miʁ kɔ.m‿œ̃ lwaʁ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dormir longtemps et profondément.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dormir comme un loir, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dormir comme un loir, spelled D-O-R-M-I-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -L-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Dormir longtemps et profondément.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-O-R-M-I-R- -C-O-M-M-E- -U-N- -L-O-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.