dégoûtéevsdémontéeConfusable pair

Which to use

“dégoûtée” and “démontée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#41,245
“dégoûtée” frequency rank
#40,730
“démontée” frequency rank
81975
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dégoûtée démontée
Definition Féminin singulier de dégoûté. Féminin singulier de démonté.

Where the eye mixes dégoûtée and démontée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dégoûtée (CVCVVCVV) and démontée (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
dégoûtée
8 ch
démontée

Why the eye confuses dégoûtée with démontée

A purely visual mix-up. dégoûtée (\de.ɡu.te\) and démontée (\de.mɔ̃.te\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dégoûtée is recorded at frequency rank #41,245, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ɡu.te\. démontée is at rank #40,730, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.te\.

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 81975, this pair ranks #17,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dégoûtée vs démontée

Shared letters: deoté. Private to "dégoûtée": gû. Private to "démontée": mn.

"dégoûtée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV  ·  "démontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dégoûtée" for "démontée" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\de.ɡu.te\ versus \de.mɔ̃.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dégoûtée" vs "démontée" - which ranks higher?
"démontée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,730 in our French list, against #41,245 for "dégoûtée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dégoûtée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "démontée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dégoûtée" and "démontée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégoûtée vs déportée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #17,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list