Which to use
“demandent” is a verb and “demandes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,193
- “demandent” frequency rank
- #2,032
- “demandes” frequency rank
- 5225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandent | demandes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. | Pluriel de demande. |
Same sound, different letters: demandent vs demandes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - demandent and demandes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: demandent and demandes carry the same recorded pronunciation, \də.mɑ̃d\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandent is recorded at frequency rank #3,193, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃d\. 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 5225, this pair ranks #429,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandent vs demandes
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandent": t. Private to "demandes": s.
"demandent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "demandes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandent" for "demandes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demandent" vs "demandes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandent" 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 #429,592 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandent" and "demandes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décadent vs demandent". 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 #429,592 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.