Which to use
“demandent” and “demandons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,193
- “demandent” frequency rank
- #8,690
- “demandons” frequency rank
- 11883
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandent | demandons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demandent and demandons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demandent and demandons
A purely visual mix-up. demandent (\də.mɑ̃d\) 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 11883, 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\. 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 11883, this pair ranks #407,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandent vs demandons
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandent": t. Private to "demandons": os.
"demandent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "demandons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demandent" and "demandons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "demandent" vs "demandons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandent" 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 #407,461 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandent" and "demandons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demanderons vs demandons". 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 #407,461 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.