Which to use
“demandent” and “dérangent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,193
- “demandent” frequency rank
- #26,706
- “dérangent” frequency rank
- 29899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandent | dérangent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déranger. |
Where the eye mixes demandent and dérangent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. demandent and dérangent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses demandent with dérangent
A purely visual mix-up. demandent (\də.mɑ̃d\) and dérangent (\de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29899, 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\. dérangent is at rank #26,706, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\.
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 29899, this pair ranks #313,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandent vs dérangent
Shared letters: adent. Private to "demandent": m. Private to "dérangent": gré.
"demandent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "dérangent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandent ← ddemandent · deamndent · demadnent · demanddent · demandennt · demandentt · demandetn · demandnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandent" for "dérangent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "demandent" or "dérangent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérangent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandent" and "dérangent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérangée vs dérangent". 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 #313,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.