Which to use
“endormi” is an adjective and “endors” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,864
- “endormi” frequency rank
- #22,843
- “endors” frequency rank
- 33707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endormi | endors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui se trouve dans un état de sommeil. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de endormir. |
Where the eye mixes endormi and endors
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. endormi runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against endors's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between endormi and endors
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: endormi is \ɑ̃.dɔʁ.mi\ while endors is \ɑ̃.dɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endormi is recorded at frequency rank #10,864, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.dɔʁ.mi\. endors is at rank #22,843, 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 33707, this pair ranks #288,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of endormi vs endors
Shared letters: denor. Private to "endormi": im. Private to "endors": s.
"endormi" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "endors" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "endormi" for "endors" ever safe?
Frequency check: "endormi" vs "endors" - which ranks higher?
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 "endormi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endormi" and "endors" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "endors 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 #288,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.