Which to use
“demanda” and “démange” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,138
- “demanda” frequency rank
- #40,226
- “démange” frequency rank
- 50364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demanda | démange |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de demander. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démanger. |
Where the eye mixes demanda and démange
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. demanda and démange follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: demanda vs démange
A purely visual mix-up. demanda (\də.mɑ̃.da\) and démange (\de.mɑ̃ʒ\) 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 50364, 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\. démange is at rank #40,226, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɑ̃ʒ\.
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 50364, this pair ranks #163,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demanda vs démange
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demanda": -. Private to "démange": gé.
"demanda" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demanda ← ddemanda · deamnda · demadna · demanad · demandda · demannda · demmanda · demnada
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demanda" and "démange" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "demanda" or "démange"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "demanda" and "démange" 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 "démange" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demanda" and "démange" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damage 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 #163,202 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.