Which to use
“Delorme” is a name and “dorme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,557
- “Delorme” frequency rank
- #30,132
- “dorme” frequency rank
- 60689
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Delorme | dorme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dormir. |
Where the eye mixes Delorme and dorme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Delorme vs dorme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Delorme is \də.lɔʁm\ while dorme is \dɔʁm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60689, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Delorme is recorded at frequency rank #30,557, classified as aname, pronounced \də.lɔʁm\. dorme is at rank #30,132, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔʁm\.
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 60689, this pair ranks #96,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Delorme vs dorme
Shared letters: demor. Private to "Delorme": l. Private to "dorme": -.
"Delorme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dorme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Delorme" and "dorme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Delorme" or "dorme"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Delorme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dorme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Delorme" and "dorme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dorme". 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 #96,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.