Which to use
“demander” is a verb and “demandeurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #602
- “demander” frequency rank
- #8,834
- “demandeurs” frequency rank
- 9436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demander | demandeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indiquer à quelqu’un par des paroles, par un écrit ou tout autre moyen ce qu’on désire obtenir de lui. | Masculin pluriel de demandeur. |
Where the eye mixes demander and demandeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses demander with demandeurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demander is \də.mɑ̃.de\ while demandeurs is \də.mɑ̃.dœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demander is recorded at frequency rank #602, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.de\. demandeurs is at rank #8,834, tagged as anadj, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.dœʁ\.
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 9436, this pair ranks #416,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demander vs demandeurs
Shared letters: ademnr. Private to "demander": -. Private to "demandeurs": su.
"demander" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "demandeurs" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demander ← ddemander · deamnder · demadner · demandder · demanderr · demandre · demanedr · demannder
- demandeurs ← ddemandeurs · deamndeurs · demadneurs · demanddeurs · demanderus · demandeurrs · demandeurss · demandeusr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demander" and "demandeurs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demander" vs "demandeurs" - 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 "demander" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demander" and "demandeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandeurs vs dépanneurs". 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 #416,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.