Which to use
“doi” is an adjective and “dormi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,038
- “doi” frequency rank
- #6,289
- “dormi” frequency rank
- 33327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doi | dormi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cas sujet de deus. | Participe passé masculin singulier de dormir. |
Letter map: doi vs dormi
Shared letters muted; letters that set doi and dormi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: doi vs dormi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doi is anadjective and dormiaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doi is recorded at frequency rank #27,038, classified as anadj. dormi is at rank #6,289, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔʁ.mi\.
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 33327, this pair ranks #291,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doi vs dormi
Shared letters: dio. Private to "doi": -. Private to "dormi": mr.
"doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dormi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dormi ← ddormi · domri · dorim · dormmi · dorrmi · dromi · odrmi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doi" for "dormi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "doi" vs "dormi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "doi" and "dormi".
- Full dictionary entry for "doi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dormi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,385 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doi" and "dormi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs doi". 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 #291,385 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.