Which to use
“dormi” is a verb and “dormido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,899
- “dormi” frequency rank
- #15,792
- “dormido” frequency rank
- 23691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dormi | dormido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dormir | que se dormiu |
Letter map: dormi vs dormido
Shared letters muted; letters that set dormi and dormido apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: dormi vs dormido
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dormi is averb and dormidoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dormi” sits inside “dormido”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dormi is recorded at frequency rank #7,899, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈdoɾ.mi/.. dormido is at rank #15,792, tagged as anadj.
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 23691, this pair ranks #46,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dormi vs dormido
Shared letters: dimor. Private to "dormi": -. Private to "dormido": -.
"dormi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dormido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dormi" and "dormido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dormi" or "dormido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dormi" and "dormido".
- Full dictionary entry for "dormi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dormido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dormi" and "dormido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domo vs dormi". 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 #46,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.