Which to use
“demandée” and “demandent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,638
- “demandée” frequency rank
- #3,193
- “demandent” frequency rank
- 12831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandée | demandent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de demander. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demandée and demandent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demandée with demandent
A purely visual mix-up. demandée (\də.mɑ̃.de\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandée is recorded at frequency rank #9,638, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.de\. 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 12831, this pair ranks #403,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandée vs demandent
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandée": é. Private to "demandent": t.
"demandée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "demandent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandent ← ddemandent · deamndent · demadnent · demanddent · demandennt · demandentt · demandetn · demandnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demandée" and "demandent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demandée" vs "demandent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandée" 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 #403,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandée" and "demandent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandée vs demanderez". 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 #403,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.