Which to use
“dome” is a noun and “dormi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,217
- “dome” frequency rank
- #6,289
- “dormi” frequency rank
- 39506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dome | dormi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dôme. | Participe passé masculin singulier de dormir. |
Where the eye mixes dome and dormi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dome runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dormi's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dome and dormi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dome is \dəʊm\ while dormi is \dɔʁ.mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dome is recorded at frequency rank #33,217, classified as anoun, pronounced \dəʊm\. 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 39506, this pair ranks #247,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dome vs dormi
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "dome": e. Private to "dormi": ir.
"dome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dormi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dome" for "dormi" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dome" or "dormi" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dome" and "dormi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dome" 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 #247,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dome" and "dormi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dome vs domi". 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 #247,432 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.