Which to use
“Delarue” is a name and “démarque” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,217
- “Delarue” frequency rank
- #21,605
- “démarque” frequency rank
- 62822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Delarue | démarque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Chef de dème, tribun de la plèbe. |
Where the eye mixes Delarue and démarque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Delarue runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against démarque's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Delarue with démarque
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Delarue is \də.la.ʁy\ while démarque is \de.maʁk\. 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 (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Delarue is recorded at frequency rank #41,217, classified as aname, pronounced \də.la.ʁy\. démarque is at rank #21,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.maʁk\.
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 62822, this pair ranks #85,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Delarue vs démarque
Shared letters: aderu. Private to "Delarue": l. Private to "démarque": mqé.
"Delarue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "démarque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Delarue ← ddelarue · dealrue · delareu · delarrue · delaure · dellarue · delraue · dlearue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Delarue" and "démarque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Delarue" vs "démarque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Delarue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démarque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Delarue" and "démarque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declare vs Delarue". 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 #85,107 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.