Which to use
“débarquer” and “démarquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,312
- “débarquer” frequency rank
- #18,999
- “démarquer” frequency rank
- 29311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarquer | démarquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer, ou faire sortir d’un navire, d’un bateau, ce qu’il contient. | Démunir un objet de sa marque. |
Where the eye mixes débarquer and démarquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. débarquer and démarquer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: débarquer vs démarquer
A purely visual mix-up. débarquer (\de.baʁ.ke\) and démarquer (\de.maʁ.ke\) 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 a single letter - b in “débarquer” becomes m in “démarquer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarquer is recorded at frequency rank #10,312, classified as averb, pronounced \de.baʁ.ke\. démarquer is at rank #18,999, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.maʁ.ke\.
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 29311, this pair ranks #317,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of débarquer vs démarquer
Shared letters: adeqrué. Private to "débarquer": b. Private to "démarquer": m.
"débarquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "démarquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débarquer" and "démarquer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "débarquer" or "démarquer"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "débarquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démarquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarquer" and "démarquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démarquent vs démarquer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #317,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.