Which to use
“demandaient” and “demandent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,607
- “demandaient” frequency rank
- #3,193
- “demandent” frequency rank
- 18800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandaient | demandent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de demander. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demandaient and demandent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demandaient runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVVCC) against demandent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between demandaient and demandent
A purely visual mix-up. demandaient (\də.mɑ̃.dɛ\) and demandent (\də.mɑ̃d\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandaient is recorded at frequency rank #15,607, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.dɛ\. demandent is at rank #3,193, tagged as averb, 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 18800, this pair ranks #376,512 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandaient vs demandent
Shared letters: ademnt. Private to "demandaient": i. Private to "demandent": -.
"demandaient" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVVCC · "demandent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandaient ← ddemandaient · deamndaient · demadnaient · demanadient · demandaeint · demandaiennt · demandaientt · demandaietn
- demandent ← ddemandent · deamndent · demadnent · demanddent · demandennt · demandentt · demandetn · demandnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandaient" for "demandent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "demandaient" or "demandent"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,512 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandaient" and "demandent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandaient vs dépendaient". 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 #376,512 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.