Which to use
“demanda” and “demandée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,138
- “demanda” frequency rank
- #9,638
- “demandée” frequency rank
- 19776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demanda | demandée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de demander. | Participe passé féminin singulier de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demanda and demandée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demanda and demandée
A purely visual mix-up. demanda (\də.mɑ̃.da\) and demandée (\də.mɑ̃.de\) 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 19776, 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\. demandée is at rank #9,638, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.de\.
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 19776, this pair ranks #371,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demanda vs demandée
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demanda": -. Private to "demandée": é.
"demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demandée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demanda ← ddemanda · deamnda · demadna · demanad · demandda · demannda · demmanda · demnada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demanda" for "demandée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "demanda" or "demandée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demanda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demanda" and "demandée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandée vs demanderez". 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 #371,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.