Which to use
“demandant” and “dépendant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,023
- “demandant” frequency rank
- #7,555
- “dépendant” frequency rank
- 12578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandant | dépendant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui sollicite, qui cherche à obtenir quelque chose. | Qui dépend de, qui est subordonné à. |
Where the eye mixes demandant and dépendant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demandant and dépendant
A purely visual mix-up. demandant (\də.mɑ̃.dɑ̃\) and dépendant (\de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\) 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 12578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandant is recorded at frequency rank #5,023, classified as anadj, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.dɑ̃\. dépendant is at rank #7,555, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\.
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 12578, this pair ranks #404,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandant vs dépendant
Shared letters: adent. Private to "demandant": m. Private to "dépendant": pé.
"demandant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "dépendant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandant ← ddemandant · deamndant · demadnant · demanadnt · demandannt · demandantt · demandatn · demanddant
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandant" for "dépendant" ever safe?
Which is more common, "demandant" or "dépendant"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "demandant" and "dépendant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépendant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandant" and "dépendant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépendant 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 #404,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.