Which to use
“demand” and “demandes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,208
- “demand” frequency rank
- #2,032
- “demandes” frequency rank
- 42240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demand | demandes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revendication. | Pluriel de demande. |
Where the eye mixes demand and demandes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demand and demandes
A purely visual mix-up. demand (\dɪˈ.mɑːnd\) and demandes (\də.mɑ̃d\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “demand” sits inside “demandes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42240, 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\. demandes is at rank #2,032, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.mɑ̃d\.
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 42240, this pair ranks #227,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demand vs demandes
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demand": -. Private to "demandes": s.
"demand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "demandes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demand" and "demandes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "demand" vs "demandes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demand" and "demandes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,125 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demand" and "demandes" 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 #227,125 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.