Which to use
“déçoit” and “démolit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,529
- “déçoit” frequency rank
- #49,617
- “démolit” frequency rank
- 73146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçoit | démolit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de démolir. |
Where the eye mixes déçoit and démolit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déçoit runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against démolit's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déçoit with démolit
A purely visual mix-up. déçoit (\de.swa\) and démolit (\de.mɔ.li\) 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 73146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçoit is recorded at frequency rank #23,529, classified as averb, pronounced \de.swa\. démolit is at rank #49,617, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ.li\.
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 73146, this pair ranks #41,453 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçoit vs démolit
Shared letters: dioté. Private to "déçoit": ç. Private to "démolit": lm.
"déçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "démolit" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déçoit" and "démolit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déçoit" vs "démolit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déçoit" and "démolit" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçoit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démolit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,453 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçoit" and "démolit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démolis vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,453 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.