Which to use
“deacon” and “démon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,690
- “deacon” frequency rank
- #6,814
- “démon” frequency rank
- 53504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deacon | démon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Diacre. | Génie, esprit ou divinité, bon ou mauvais. |
Where the eye mixes deacon and démon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. deacon runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against démon's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deacon and démon
A purely visual mix-up. deacon (\ˈdiːkən\) and démon (\de.mɔ̃\) 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 53504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deacon is recorded at frequency rank #46,690, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdiːkən\. démon is at rank #6,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ̃\.
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 53504, this pair ranks #140,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deacon vs démon
Shared letters: dno. Private to "deacon": ace. Private to "démon": mé.
"deacon" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "démon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deacon ← daecon · ddeacon · deaccon · deacno · deaconn · deaocn · decaon · edacon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deacon" and "démon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deacon" vs "démon" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deacon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deacon" and "démon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deacon vs ducon". 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 #140,258 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.