Which to use
“demande” is a noun and “demandent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #249
- “demande” frequency rank
- #3,193
- “demandent” frequency rank
- 3442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demande | demandent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de demander : requête. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. |
Same sound, different letters: demande vs demandent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: demande vs demandent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: demande and demandent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \də.mɑ̃d\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “demande” sits inside “demandent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demande is recorded at frequency rank #249, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.mɑ̃d\. 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 3442, this pair ranks #434,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demande vs demandent
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demande": -. Private to "demandent": t.
"demande" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demandent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demande" and "demandent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demande" or "demandent"?
What to do next
"demande" and "demandent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "demande" 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 #434,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demande" and "demandent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décadent vs demandent". 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 #434,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.