Which to use
“endormi” and “enorme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,864
- “endormi” frequency rank
- #19,006
- “enorme” frequency rank
- 29870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endormi | enorme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui se trouve dans un état de sommeil. | Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de enorm. |
Where the eye mixes endormi and enorme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. endormi runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against enorme's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses endormi with enorme
A purely visual mix-up. endormi (\ɑ̃.dɔʁ.mi\) and enorme (\eˈnɔʁmə\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29870, 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\. enorme is at rank #19,006, tagged as anadj, pronounced \eˈnɔʁmə\.
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 29870, this pair ranks #313,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of endormi vs enorme
Shared letters: emnor. Private to "endormi": di. Private to "enorme": -.
"endormi" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "enorme" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "endormi" for "enorme" ever safe?
Which is more common, "endormi" or "enorme"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "endormi" and "enorme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "endormi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enorme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endormi" and "enorme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enora vs enorme". 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 #313,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.