Which to use
“demandait” and “dépendait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,857
- “demandait” frequency rank
- #17,415
- “dépendait” frequency rank
- 23272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandait | dépendait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de demander. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de dépendre. |
Where the eye mixes demandait and dépendait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demandait and dépendait
A purely visual mix-up. demandait (\də.mɑ̃.dɛ\) and dépendait (\de.pɑ̃.dɛ\) 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 23272, 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\. dépendait is at rank #17,415, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɑ̃.dɛ\.
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 23272, this pair ranks #353,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandait vs dépendait
Shared letters: adeint. Private to "demandait": m. Private to "dépendait": pé.
"demandait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "dépendait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandait ← ddemandait · deamndait · demadnait · demanadit · demandaitt · demandati · demanddait · demandiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demandait" and "dépendait" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "demandait" or "dépendait" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "demandait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépendait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandait" and "dépendait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépendait vs dépensant". 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 #353,446 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.