Which to use
“débarquant” and “démarquent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,393
- “débarquant” frequency rank
- #46,129
- “démarquent” frequency rank
- 89522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarquant | démarquent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent du verbe débarquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe démarquer. |
Where the eye mixes débarquant and démarquent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. débarquant and démarquent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses débarquant with démarquent
A purely visual mix-up. débarquant (\de.baʁ.kɑ̃\) and démarquent (\de.maʁk\) 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 89522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarquant is recorded at frequency rank #43,393, classified as averb, pronounced \de.baʁ.kɑ̃\. démarquent is at rank #46,129, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.maʁk\.
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 89522, this pair ranks #5,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débarquant vs démarquent
Shared letters: adnqrtué. Private to "débarquant": b. Private to "démarquent": em.
"débarquant" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "démarquent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débarquant" and "démarquent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "débarquant" or "démarquent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "débarquant" and "démarquent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débarquant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démarquent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarquant" and "démarquent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démarquent vs démarrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,698 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.