Which to use
“demandée” and “démange” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,638
- “demandée” frequency rank
- #40,226
- “démange” frequency rank
- 49864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandée | démange |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de demander. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démanger. |
Where the eye mixes demandée and démange
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. demandée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against démange's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between demandée and démange
A purely visual mix-up. demandée (\də.mɑ̃.de\) and démange (\de.mɑ̃ʒ\) 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 49864, 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\. démange is at rank #40,226, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɑ̃ʒ\.
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 49864, this pair ranks #167,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandée vs démange
Shared letters: ademné. Private to "demandée": -. Private to "démange": g.
"demandée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demandée" and "démange" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "demandée" or "démange" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "demandée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démange" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandée" and "démange" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damage vs démange". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #167,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.