Which to use
“demand” is a noun and “demander” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,208
- “demand” frequency rank
- #602
- “demander” frequency rank
- 40810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demand | demander |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revendication. | Indiquer à quelqu’un par des paroles, par un écrit ou tout autre moyen ce qu’on désire obtenir de lui. |
Where the eye mixes demand and demander
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demand with demander
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demand is \dɪˈ.mɑːnd\ while demander is \də.mɑ̃.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “demand” sits inside “demander”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demand is recorded at frequency rank #40,208, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɪˈ.mɑːnd\. demander is at rank #602, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.de\.
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 40810, this pair ranks #237,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demand vs demander
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demand": -. Private to "demander": r.
"demand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "demander" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demand" and "demander" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "demand" or "demander" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demander" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demand" and "demander" 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 #237,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.