Which to use
“déçues” and “demies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,735
- “déçues” frequency rank
- #42,819
- “demies” frequency rank
- 89554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçues | demies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déçu. | Féminin pluriel de demi. |
Where the eye mixes déçues and demies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déçues and demies follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between déçues and demies
A purely visual mix-up. déçues (\de.sy\) and demies (\də.mi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçues is recorded at frequency rank #46,735, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.sy\. demies is at rank #42,819, tagged as anadj, pronounced \də.mi\.
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 89554, this pair ranks #5,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçues vs demies
Shared letters: des. Private to "déçues": uçé. Private to "demies": im.
"déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "demies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demies ← ddemies · deimes · demeis · demiess · demise · demmies · dmeies · edmies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déçues" and "demies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déçues" vs "demies" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçues" and "demies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". 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 #5,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.