Which to use
“demandée” is a verb and “demandes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,638
- “demandée” frequency rank
- #2,032
- “demandes” frequency rank
- 11670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandée | demandes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de demander. | Pluriel de demande. |
Where the eye mixes demandée and demandes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demandée and demandes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demandée is \də.mɑ̃.de\ while demandes is \də.mɑ̃d\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11670, 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\. demandes is at rank #2,032, tagged as anoun, 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 11670, this pair ranks #408,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandée vs demandes
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandée": é. Private to "demandes": s.
"demandée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "demandes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandes ← ddemandes · deamndes · demadnes · demanddes · demandess · demandse · demaneds · demanndes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demandée" and "demandes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "demandée" vs "demandes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "demandes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandée" and "demandes" 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 #408,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.