Which to use
“débarques” and “démarque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,898
- “débarques” frequency rank
- #21,605
- “démarque” frequency rank
- 65503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débarques | démarque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de débarque. | Chef de dème, tribun de la plèbe. |
Where the eye mixes débarques and démarque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. débarques runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against démarque's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses débarques with démarque
A purely visual mix-up. débarques (\de.baʁk\) and démarque (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débarques is recorded at frequency rank #43,898, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.baʁk\. 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 65503, this pair ranks #72,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débarques vs démarque
Shared letters: adeqrué. Private to "débarques": bs. Private to "démarque": m.
"débarques" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "démarque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débarques" and "démarque" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "débarques" or "démarque" show up more?
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 "débarques" 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 #72,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débarques" and "démarque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarques vs débattues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.