Which to use
“dorme” and “dors” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,132
- “dorme” frequency rank
- #5,748
- “dors” frequency rank
- 35880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dorme | dors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dormir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dormir. |
Where the eye mixes dorme and dors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dorme with dors
A purely visual mix-up. dorme (\dɔʁm\) and dors (\dɔʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dorme is recorded at frequency rank #30,132, classified as averb, pronounced \dɔʁm\. dors is at rank #5,748, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔʁ\.
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 35880, this pair ranks #273,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dorme vs dors
Shared letters: dor. Private to "dorme": em. Private to "dors": s.
"dorme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dorme" and "dors" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dorme" vs "dors" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dorme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,555 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dorme" and "dors" 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 #273,555 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.