Which to use
“demain” and “demand” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #601
- “demain” frequency rank
- #40,208
- “demand” frequency rank
- 40809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demain | demand |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Les temps à venir. | Revendication. |
Where the eye mixes demain and demand
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. demain (CVCVVC) and demand (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses demain with demand
A purely visual mix-up. demain (\də.mɛ̃\) and demand (\dɪˈ.mɑːnd\) 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 40809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demain is recorded at frequency rank #601, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.mɛ̃\. demand is at rank #40,208, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɪˈ.mɑːnd\.
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 40809, this pair ranks #237,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demain vs demand
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demain": i. Private to "demand": -.
"demain" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "demand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demain" and "demand" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "demain" or "demand"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demain" and "demand" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demain" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demand" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demain" and "demand" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demand vs démuni". 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 #237,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.