Which to use
“débouté” is a noun and “démonte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,395
- “débouté” frequency rank
- #24,949
- “démonte” frequency rank
- 68344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débouté | démonte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejet d’une demande faite en justice. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter. |
Where the eye mixes débouté and démonte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. débouté (CVCVVCV) and démonte (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between débouté and démonte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: débouté is \de.bu.te\ while démonte is \de.mɔ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débouté is recorded at frequency rank #43,395, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.bu.te\. démonte is at rank #24,949, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ̃t\.
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 68344, this pair ranks #59,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débouté vs démonte
Shared letters: doté. Private to "débouté": bu. Private to "démonte": emn.
"débouté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "démonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "débouté" for "démonte" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "débouté" or "démonte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "débouté" and "démonte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débouté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démonte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débouté" and "démonte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,574 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.