Which to use
“dormir” and “dormirai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,861
- “dormir” frequency rank
- #43,893
- “dormirai” frequency rank
- 45754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dormir | dormirai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se reposer dans un état inconscient, de sommeil. | Première personne du singulier du futur de dormir. |
Where the eye mixes dormir and dormirai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dormir runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against dormirai's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dormir and dormirai
A purely visual mix-up. dormir (\dɔʁ.miʁ\) and dormirai (\dɔʁ.mi.ʁe\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dormir” sits inside “dormirai”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dormir is recorded at frequency rank #1,861, classified as averb, pronounced \dɔʁ.miʁ\. dormirai is at rank #43,893, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔʁ.mi.ʁe\.
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 45754, this pair ranks #200,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dormir vs dormirai
Shared letters: dimor. Private to "dormir": -. Private to "dormirai": a.
"dormir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dormirai" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dormir" and "dormirai" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dormir" vs "dormirai" - which ranks higher?
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 "dormir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dormirai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,289 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dormir" and "dormirai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dormir". 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 #200,289 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.