Which to use
“demanda” and “demandez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,138
- “demanda” frequency rank
- #5,121
- “demandez” frequency rank
- 15259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demanda | demandez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de demander. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demanda and demandez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demanda with demandez
A purely visual mix-up. demanda (\də.mɑ̃.da\) and demandez (\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 15259, 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\. demandez is at rank #5,121, 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 15259, this pair ranks #393,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demanda vs demandez
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demanda": -. Private to "demandez": z.
"demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demandez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demanda" and "demandez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "demanda" vs "demandez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demanda" and "demandez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demanda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,136 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demanda" and "demandez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demanderez vs demandez". 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 #393,136 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.