Which to use
“déçois” is a verb and “démos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,584
- “déçois” frequency rank
- #38,767
- “démos” frequency rank
- 69351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçois | démos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Pluriel de démo. |
Where the eye mixes déçois and démos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçois runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against démos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déçois vs démos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déçois is \de.swa\ while démos is \de.mo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçois is recorded at frequency rank #30,584, classified as averb, pronounced \de.swa\. démos is at rank #38,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mo\.
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 69351, this pair ranks #55,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçois vs démos
Shared letters: dosé. Private to "déçois": iç. Private to "démos": m.
"déçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "démos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déçois" and "démos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déçois" or "démos" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,468 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçois" and "démos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DDoS vs démos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,468 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.