Which to use
“demandait” and “demanderait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,857
- “demandait” frequency rank
- #21,284
- “demanderait” frequency rank
- 27141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandait | demanderait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de demander. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demandait and demanderait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demandait runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against demanderait's 11 (CVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demandait vs demanderait
A purely visual mix-up. demandait (\də.mɑ̃.dɛ\) and demanderait (\də.mɑ̃.də.ʁɛ\) 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 27141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandait is recorded at frequency rank #5,857, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.dɛ\. demanderait is at rank #21,284, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.də.ʁɛ\.
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 27141, this pair ranks #330,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandait vs demanderait
Shared letters: adeimnt. Private to "demandait": -. Private to "demanderait": r.
"demandait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "demanderait" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandait ← ddemandait · deamndait · demadnait · demanadit · demandaitt · demandati · demanddait · demandiat
- demanderait ← ddemanderait · deamnderait · demadnerait · demandderait · demandearit · demanderaitt · demanderati · demanderiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandait" for "demanderait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demandait" vs "demanderait" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demanderait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #330,845 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandait" and "demanderait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demanderait vs demandèrent". 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 #330,845 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.