Which to use
“endort” is a verb and “endroit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,612
- “endort” frequency rank
- #962
- “endroit” frequency rank
- 22574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | endort | endroit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de endormir. | Partie déterminée d’un espace. |
Where the eye mixes endort and endroit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. endort runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against endroit's 7 (VCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses endort with endroit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: endort is \ɑ̃.dɔʁ\ while endroit is \ɑ̃.dʁwa\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
endort is recorded at frequency rank #21,612, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.dɔʁ\. endroit is at rank #962, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.dʁwa\.
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 22574, this pair ranks #357,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of endort vs endroit
Shared letters: denort. Private to "endort": -. Private to "endroit": i.
"endort" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "endroit" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "endort" and "endroit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "endort" or "endroit"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "endort" and "endroit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "endort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "endroit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #357,236 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "endort" and "endroit" 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 #357,236 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.