Which to use
“dorment” and “dormez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,551
- “dorment” frequency rank
- #17,678
- “dormez” frequency rank
- 30229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dorment | dormez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dormir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dormir. |
Where the eye mixes dorment and dormez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dorment runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against dormez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dorment and dormez
A purely visual mix-up. dorment (\dɔʁm\) and dormez (\dɔʁ.me\) 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 30229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dorment is recorded at frequency rank #12,551, classified as averb, pronounced \dɔʁm\. dormez is at rank #17,678, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔʁ.me\.
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 30229, this pair ranks #311,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dorment vs dormez
Shared letters: demor. Private to "dorment": nt. Private to "dormez": z.
"dorment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "dormez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dorment" and "dormez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dorment" or "dormez"?
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 "dorment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dormez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dorment" and "dormez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derme vs dormez". 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 #311,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.