Which to use
“débarqué” is an adjective and “démarque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,952
- “débarqué” frequency rank
- #21,605
- “démarque” frequency rank
- 34557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarqué | démarque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transporté par mer avant d'être mis à terre → voir aéroporté. | Chef de dème, tribun de la plèbe. |
Where the eye mixes débarqué and démarque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. débarqué and démarque follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between débarqué and démarque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: débarqué is \de.baʁ.ke\ while démarque is \de.maʁk\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarqué is recorded at frequency rank #12,952, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.baʁ.ke\. démarque is at rank #21,605, tagged as anoun, 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 34557, this pair ranks #282,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of débarqué vs démarque
Shared letters: adqrué. Private to "débarqué": b. Private to "démarque": em.
"débarqué" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démarque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débarqué" and "démarque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "débarqué" or "démarque" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "débarqué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démarque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,956 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarqué" and "démarque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démarque vs démarquent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #282,956 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.