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“endormi” and “endurci” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,864
“endormi” frequency rank
#45,015
“endurci” frequency rank
55879
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature endormi endurci
Definition Qui se trouve dans un état de sommeil. Rendu dur.

Where the eye mixes endormi and endurci

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. endormi and endurci follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
endormi
7 ch
endurci

Look-alike desk: endormi vs endurci

A purely visual mix-up. endormi (\ɑ̃.dɔʁ.mi\) and endurci (\ɑ̃.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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55879, 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\. endurci is at rank #45,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.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 55879, this pair ranks #124,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of endormi vs endurci

Shared letters: deinr. Private to "endormi": mo. Private to "endurci": cu.

"endormi" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "endurci" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • endormi ← ednormi · enddormi · endomri · endorim · endormmi · endorrmi · endromi · enndormi
  • endurci ← ednurci · enddurci · endruci · enducri · endurcci · enduric · endurrci · enndurci

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "endormi" and "endurci" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ɑ̃.dɔʁ.mi\ versus \ɑ̃.dyʁ.si\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "endormi" or "endurci"?
"endormi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,864 in our French list, against #45,015 for "endurci". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "endormi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "endurci" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,625 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "endormi" and "endurci" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "endurci vs endure". 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 #124,625 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list