Which to use
“degrés” is a noun and “demies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,192
- “degrés” frequency rank
- #42,819
- “demies” frequency rank
- 46011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degrés | demies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de degré. | Féminin pluriel de demi. |
Where the eye mixes degrés and demies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. degrés (CVCCVC) and demies (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: degrés vs demies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: degrés is \də.ɡʁe\ while demies is \də.mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
degrés is recorded at frequency rank #3,192, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.ɡʁe\. 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 46011, this pair ranks #198,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of degrés vs demies
Shared letters: des. Private to "degrés": gré. Private to "demies": im.
"degrés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "demies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demies ← ddemies · deimes · demeis · demiess · demise · demmies · dmeies · edmies
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "degrés" and "demies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "degrés" or "demies"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "degrés" and "demies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "degrés" 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 #198,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degrés" and "demies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demies vs devins". 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 #198,314 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.