Which to use
“déçu” is an adjective and “demy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,752
- “déçu” frequency rank
- #40,209
- “demy” frequency rank
- 43961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçu | demy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a éprouvé une déception, qui a subi une situation inférieure à ses attentes. | Récipiendaire d'une bourse d'études au Magdalen College de l'université d'Oxford. |
Letter map: déçu vs demy
Shared letters muted; letters that set déçu and demy apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for déçu / demy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: déçu is anadjective and demyanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçu is recorded at frequency rank #3,752, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.sy\. demy is at rank #40,209, tagged as anoun.
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 43961, this pair ranks #214,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçu vs demy
Shared letters: d. Private to "déçu": uçé. Private to "demy": emy.
"déçu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "demy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demy ← ddemy · demmy · demyy · deym · dmey · edmy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déçu" and "demy" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déçu" vs "demy" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "déçu" and "demy".
- Full dictionary entry for "déçu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,077 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçu" and "demy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demy vs dray". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #214,077 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.