Which to use
“dorme” is a verb and “dove” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,132
- “dorme” frequency rank
- #35,471
- “dove” frequency rank
- 65603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dorme | dove |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dormir. | Douve. |
Letter map: dorme vs dove
Shared letters muted; letters that set dorme and dove apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dorme runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against dove's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - dorme and dove
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dorme is averb and doveanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65603, 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\. dove is at rank #35,471, tagged as anoun.
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 65603, this pair ranks #71,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dorme vs dove
Shared letters: deo. Private to "dorme": mr. Private to "dove": v.
"dorme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dove" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dorme" for "dove" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dorme" vs "dove" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "dorme" and "dove". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dorme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dove" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dorme" and "dove" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dove". 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 #71,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.