Which to use
“dédiés” is a verb and “demis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,144
- “dédiés” frequency rank
- #35,459
- “demis” frequency rank
- 47603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dédiés | demis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de dédier. | Masculin pluriel de demi. |
Where the eye mixes dédiés and demis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dédiés runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against demis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dédiés and demis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dédiés is \de.dje\ while demis is \də.mi\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dédiés is recorded at frequency rank #12,144, classified as averb, pronounced \de.dje\. demis is at rank #35,459, 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 47603, this pair ranks #185,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dédiés vs demis
Shared letters: dis. Private to "dédiés": é. Private to "demis": em.
"dédiés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "demis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demis ← ddemis · deims · demiss · demmis · demsi · dmeis · edmis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dédiés" and "demis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dédiés" vs "demis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dédiés" and "demis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dédiés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dédiés" and "demis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demis vs denim". 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 #185,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.