démène

\de.mɛn\

/\de.mɛn\/ verb

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The verdict

“démène” is uncommon French (frequency #52,638 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,638
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démener.

Key facts for démène
PropertyValue
Headworddémène
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.mɛn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,638
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “démène” 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). démène lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

démène is uncommon French at frequency #52,638 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for démène in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is démène, spelled D-É-M-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démener.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démener.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de démener.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de démener.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de démener.

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 "démène"?
"démène" is spelled D-É-M-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.mɛn\.
What does "démène" mean?
As a verb, "démène" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démener.
How do you pronounce "démène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "démène" is \de.mɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "démène" come from?
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Using “démène”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-M-È-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.mɛn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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