Which to use
“Delarue” is a name and “démarre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,217
- “Delarue” frequency rank
- #6,952
- “démarre” frequency rank
- 48169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Delarue | démarre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démarrer. |
Where the eye mixes Delarue and démarre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Delarue (CVCVCVV) and démarre (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Delarue with démarre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Delarue is \də.la.ʁy\ while démarre is \de.maʁ\. 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48169, 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\. démarre is at rank #6,952, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.maʁ\.
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 48169, this pair ranks #181,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Delarue vs démarre
Shared letters: ader. Private to "Delarue": lu. Private to "démarre": mé.
"Delarue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "démarre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Delarue ← ddelarue · dealrue · delareu · delarrue · delaure · dellarue · delraue · dlearue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Delarue" and "démarre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Delarue" or "démarre" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Delarue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démarre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Delarue" and "démarre" 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 #181,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.