Which to use
“dodge” is a noun and “dorme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,548
- “dodge” frequency rank
- #30,132
- “dorme” frequency rank
- 54680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dodge | dorme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Camionnette bâchée de transport de marchandises ou de troupes. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dormir. |
Where the eye mixes dodge and dorme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dodge and dorme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dodge with dorme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dodge is \dɔdʒ\ while dorme is \dɔʁm\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dodge is recorded at frequency rank #24,548, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔdʒ\. 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 54680, this pair ranks #132,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dodge vs dorme
Shared letters: deo. Private to "dodge": g. Private to "dorme": mr.
"dodge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dorme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dodge" for "dorme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dodge" vs "dorme" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dodge" 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 #132,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dodge" 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 #132,393 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.