Which to use
“demanda” and “demandais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,138
- “demanda” frequency rank
- #7,810
- “demandais” frequency rank
- 17948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demanda | demandais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de demander. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demanda and demandais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demanda runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against demandais's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demanda vs demandais
A purely visual mix-up. demanda (\də.mɑ̃.da\) and demandais (\də.mɑ̃.dɛ\) 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) - “demanda” sits inside “demandais”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demanda is recorded at frequency rank #10,138, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.da\. demandais is at rank #7,810, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.dɛ\.
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 17948, this pair ranks #380,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demanda vs demandais
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demanda": -. Private to "demandais": is.
"demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demandais" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demanda" and "demandais" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demanda" vs "demandais" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "demanda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #380,685 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demanda" and "demandais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demanda vs démange". 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 #380,685 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.