Which to use
“effort” is a noun and “endort” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,997
- “effort” frequency rank
- #21,612
- “endort” frequency rank
- 23609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | effort | endort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de s’efforcer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de endormir. |
Where the eye mixes effort and endort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: effort vs endort
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: effort is \e.fɔʁ\ while endort is \ɑ̃.dɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
effort is recorded at frequency rank #1,997, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.fɔʁ\. endort is at rank #21,612, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.dɔʁ\.
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 23609, this pair ranks #351,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of effort vs endort
Shared letters: eort. Private to "effort": f. Private to "endort": dn.
"effort" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "endort" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "effort" for "endort" ever safe?
Which is more common, "effort" or "endort"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "effort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "effort" and "endort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "endort vs Enora". 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 #351,456 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.