Which to use
“deluxe” and “demure” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,837
- “deluxe” frequency rank
- #49,286
- “demure” frequency rank
- 60123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deluxe | demure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Very fine in quality or luxurious. | Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious. |
Where the eye mixes deluxe and demure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. deluxe and demure follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: deluxe vs demure
A purely visual mix-up. deluxe (/dəˈlʌks/) and demure (/dɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/) 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 60123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deluxe is recorded at frequency rank #10,837, classified as anadj, pronounced /dəˈlʌks/. demure is at rank #49,286, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɪˈmjʊə(ɹ)/.
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 60123, this pair ranks #102,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deluxe vs demure
Shared letters: deu. Private to "deluxe": lx. Private to "demure": mr.
"deluxe" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "demure" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deluxe" and "demure" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "deluxe" or "demure"?
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 "deluxe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,049 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deluxe" and "demure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defuse vs demure". 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 #102,049 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.