Which to use
“omis” and “ormes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,266
- “omis” frequency rank
- #41,944
- “ormes” frequency rank
- 60210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | omis | ormes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui n'avait pas été inscrite sur les listes de recrutement de l'armée. | Pluriel de orme. |
Where the eye mixes omis and ormes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses omis with ormes
A purely visual mix-up. omis (\ɔ.mi\) and ormes (\ɔʁm\) 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 60210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
omis is recorded at frequency rank #18,266, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɔ.mi\. ormes is at rank #41,944, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɔʁm\.
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 60210, this pair ranks #98,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of omis vs ormes
Shared letters: mos. Private to "omis": i. Private to "ormes": er.
"omis" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "ormes" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "omis" for "ormes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "omis" or "ormes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "omis" and "ormes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "omis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ormes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,848 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "omis" and "ormes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ordis vs ormes". 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 #98,848 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.