Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "endormi" and "endurci" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "endormi" or "endurci"?
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 "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.