démarquer

\de.maʁ.ke\

/\de.maʁ.ke\/ verb

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The verdict

“démarquer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,999
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Démunir un objet de sa marque.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

démarquer vs démarrer
78% similar
démarquer vs démasquer
89% similar
démarquer vs débarqué
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for démarquer
PropertyValue
Headworddémarquer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.maʁ.ke\
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,999
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “démarquer” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). démarquer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around démarquer (IPA \de.maʁ.ke\), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,999 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for démarquer, with forms such as "ddémarquer", "demarquer", and "dméarquer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "démarrer", "démasquer", "débarqué", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is démarquer, spelled D-É-M-A-R-Q-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Démunir un objet de sa marque.
  2. 2
    Enlever sa marque à une marchandise, enlever l’étiquette attestant son origine, afin de la vendre au rabais, ou pour s’en débarrasser, si c’est le produit d’un vol.
  3. 3
    Démarquer le stock d’invendus : réduire le prix des marchandises pour les écouler plus vite.
  4. 4
    Démarquer un ouvrage savant : recopier une partie du contenu, sans discernement, en espérant s’attribuer le mérite d’une connaissance approfondie du sujet.
  5. 5
    Démarquer un roman, une œuvre d’imagination : Plagier, copier sans scrupule une œuvre qui fait recette, dans son concept, ou mot pour mot, dans des passages isolés.
  6. 6
    Être la copie, la reproduction de quelque chose.
  7. 7
    Retrancher les points qu’on a marqués.

This word in other languages

mark down(English)fusilar(Español)herabsetzen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddémarquer
  • demarquer
  • dméarquer
  • déamrquer
  • démaqruer
  • démarqeur
  • démarqquer
  • démarquerr
  • démarqure
  • démarrquer
  • démaruqer
  • démmarquer
  • démraquer
  • édmarquer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of démarquer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddémarquer1demarquer1dméarquer2déamrquer2démaqruer2démarqeur2démarqquer1démarquerr1
Edit distance from "démarquer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "démarquer"?
"démarquer" is spelled D-É-M-A-R-Q-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.maʁ.ke\.
What does "démarquer" mean?
As a verb, "démarquer" means: Démunir un objet de sa marque.
What words are commonly confused with "démarquer"?
"démarquer" is commonly confused with "démarrer", "démasquer", "débarqué". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "démarquer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "démarquer" is \de.maʁ.ke\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "démarquer" come from?
"démarquer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “démarquer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-M-A-R-Q-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.maʁ.ke\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “démarrer” - see the side-by-side comparison. démarquer vs démarrer
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list