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.
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
- demandons ← ddemandons · deamndons · demadnons · demanddons · demandnos · demandonns · demandonss · demandosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demandées" and "demandons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demandées" vs "demandons" - 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 "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.