Which to use
“déjà” is an adverb and “dem” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #122
- “déjà” frequency rank
- #16,107
- “dem” frequency rank
- 16229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déjà | dem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indique un changement d’état ou une atteinte du critère jusqu’à présent ou jusqu’alors. | démonstration d’un produit pour en faire la promotion. |
Letter map: déjà vs dem
Shared letters muted; letters that set déjà and dem apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for déjà / dem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: déjà is anadverb and demanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déjà is recorded at frequency rank #122, classified as anadv, pronounced \de.ʒa\. dem is at rank #16,107, tagged as anoun.
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 16229, this pair ranks #388,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déjà vs dem
Shared letters: d. Private to "déjà": jàé. Private to "dem": em.
"déjà" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dem" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déjà" and "dem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déjà" or "dem" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "déjà" vs "dem" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "déjà" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,794 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déjà" and "dem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dem vs denim". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #388,794 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.