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.
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?
Frequency check: "dégoûtée" vs "démontée" - 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 "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.