Which to use
“demand” and “démon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,208
- “demand” frequency rank
- #6,814
- “démon” frequency rank
- 47022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demand | démon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revendication. | Génie, esprit ou divinité, bon ou mauvais. |
Where the eye mixes demand and démon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demand with démon
A purely visual mix-up. demand (\dɪˈ.mɑːnd\) and démon (\de.mɔ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47022, 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\. démon is at rank #6,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ̃\.
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 47022, this pair ranks #190,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demand vs démon
Shared letters: dmn. Private to "demand": ae. Private to "démon": oé.
"demand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "démon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demand ← ddemand · deamnd · demadn · demandd · demannd · demmand · demnad · dmeand
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demand" and "démon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demand" or "démon"?
What to do next
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 "démon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demand" and "démon" 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 #190,258 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.