Which to use
“durci” and “durcir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,770
- “durci” frequency rank
- #28,135
- “durcir” frequency rank
- 65905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durci | durcir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe durcir. | Rendre dur. |
Where the eye mixes durci and durcir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. durci runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against durcir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durci and durcir
A purely visual mix-up. durci (\dyʁ.si\) and durcir (\dyʁ.siʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “durci” sits inside “durcir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durci is recorded at frequency rank #37,770, classified as averb, pronounced \dyʁ.si\. durcir is at rank #28,135, tagged as averb, pronounced \dyʁ.siʁ\.
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 65905, this pair ranks #70,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of durci vs durcir
Shared letters: cdiru. Private to "durci": -. Private to "durcir": -.
"durci" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "durcir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durci" and "durcir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "durci" or "durcir"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "durci" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durcir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durci" and "durcir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs durci". 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 #70,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.