Which to use
“demand” and “démons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,208
- “demand” frequency rank
- #7,817
- “démons” frequency rank
- 48025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demand | démons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revendication. | Pluriel de démon. |
Where the eye mixes demand and démons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demand with démons
A purely visual mix-up. demand (\dɪˈ.mɑːnd\) and démons (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48025, 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\. démons is at rank #7,817, 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 48025, this pair ranks #182,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demand vs démons
Shared letters: dmn. Private to "demand": ae. Private to "démons": osé.
"demand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "démons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demand ← ddemand · deamnd · demadn · demandd · demannd · demmand · demnad · dmeand
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demand" and "démons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demand" vs "démons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "démons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demand" and "démons" 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 #182,243 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.