Which to use
“dûment” and “durement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,529
- “dûment” frequency rank
- #12,361
- “durement” frequency rank
- 31890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dûment | durement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Selon la raison, selon le droit, selon les formes. | D’une manière dure. |
Where the eye mixes dûment and durement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dûment with durement
A purely visual mix-up. dûment (\dy.mɑ̃\) and durement (\dyʁ.mɑ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dûment is recorded at frequency rank #19,529, classified as anadv, pronounced \dy.mɑ̃\. durement is at rank #12,361, tagged as anadv, pronounced \dyʁ.mɑ̃\.
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 31890, this pair ranks #300,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dûment vs durement
Shared letters: demnt. Private to "dûment": û. Private to "durement": ru.
"dûment" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "durement" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durement ← ddurement · druement · duerment · dureemnt · duremennt · durementt · duremetn · duremment
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dûment" and "durement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dûment" vs "durement" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dûment" and "durement" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dûment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dûment" and "durement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durement vs dureront". 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 #300,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.