demandéesvsdemandonsConfusable pair

Which to use

“demandées” and “demandons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,459
“demandées” frequency rank
#8,690
“demandons” frequency rank
27149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demandées demandons
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de demander. Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander.

Where the eye mixes demandées and demandons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
demandées
9 ch
demandons

Look-alike desk: demandées vs demandons

A purely visual mix-up. demandées (\də.mɑ̃.de\) and demandons (\də.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demandées is recorded at frequency rank #18,459, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.de\. demandons is at rank #8,690, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\.

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 27149, this pair ranks #330,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of demandées vs demandons

Shared letters: ademns. Private to "demandées": é. Private to "demandons": o.

"demandées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "demandons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demandonsddemandons · deamndons · demadnons · demanddons · demandnos · demandonns · demandonss · demandosn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demandées" and "demandons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\də.mɑ̃.de\ versus \də.mɑ̃.dɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "demandées" vs "demandons" - which ranks higher?
"demandons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,690 in our French list, against #18,459 for "demandées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demandées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demandons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #330,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demandées" and "demandons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandées 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 #330,799 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list