Which to use
“Dems” and “dew” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,032
- “Dems” frequency rank
- #14,511
- “dew” frequency rank
- 23543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dems | dew |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of Dem | Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces. |
Where the eye mixes Dems and dew
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Dems and dew
A purely visual mix-up. Dems (/dɛmz/) and dew (/d͡ʒuː/) 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 23543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dems is recorded at frequency rank #9,032, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɛmz/. dew is at rank #14,511, tagged as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒuː/.
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 23543, this pair ranks #408,546 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dems vs dew
Shared letters: de. Private to "Dems": ms. Private to "dew": w.
"Dems" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dew" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dems ← ddems · demms · demss · desm · dmes · edms
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Dems" and "dew" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Dems" or "dew" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dems" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dew" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,546 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dems" and "dew" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dew vs dox". 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 #408,546 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.