Which to use
“demanda” is a verb and “demande” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,138
- “demanda” frequency rank
- #249
- “demande” frequency rank
- 10387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demanda | demande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de demander. | Action de demander : requête. |
Where the eye mixes demanda and demande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: demanda vs demande
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demanda is \də.mɑ̃.da\ while demande is \də.mɑ̃d\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “demanda” becomes e in “demande”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10387, 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\. demande is at rank #249, 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 10387, this pair ranks #413,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demanda vs demande
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demanda": -. Private to "demande": -.
"demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demande" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demanda" for "demande" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demanda" vs "demande" - 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 "demande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #413,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demanda" and "demande" 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 #413,185 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.