Which to use
“durcir” and “durcit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,135
- “durcir” frequency rank
- #34,066
- “durcit” frequency rank
- 62201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durcir | durcit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre dur. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de durcir. |
Where the eye mixes durcir and durcit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. durcir and durcit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses durcir with durcit
A purely visual mix-up. durcir (\dyʁ.siʁ\) and durcit (\dyʁ.si\) 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 a single letter - r in “durcir” becomes t in “durcit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durcir is recorded at frequency rank #28,135, classified as averb, pronounced \dyʁ.siʁ\. durcit is at rank #34,066, tagged as averb, pronounced \dyʁ.si\.
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 62201, this pair ranks #88,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of durcir vs durcit
Shared letters: cdiru. Private to "durcir": -. Private to "durcit": t.
"durcir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "durcit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durcir" for "durcit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "durcir" vs "durcit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "durcir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durcit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durcir" and "durcit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durci vs durcit". 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 #88,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.