Which to use
“demandée” is a verb and “dérangée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,638
- “demandée” frequency rank
- #38,770
- “dérangée” frequency rank
- 48408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandée | dérangée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de demander. | Féminin singulier de dérangé. |
Where the eye mixes demandée and dérangée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. demandée and dérangée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses demandée with dérangée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demandée is \də.mɑ̃.de\ while dérangée is \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48408, 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\. dérangée is at rank #38,770, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 48408, this pair ranks #179,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandée vs dérangée
Shared letters: adené. Private to "demandée": m. Private to "dérangée": gr.
"demandée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "dérangée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demandée" and "dérangée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demandée" or "dérangée"?
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 "dérangée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandée" and "dérangée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démange vs dérangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #179,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.