Which to use
“demandèrent” and “demanderez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,712
- “demandèrent” frequency rank
- #49,592
- “demanderez” frequency rank
- 90304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandèrent | demanderez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de demander. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demandèrent and demanderez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. demandèrent runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVCC) against demanderez's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demandèrent vs demanderez
A purely visual mix-up. demandèrent (\də.mɑ̃.dɛʁ\) and demanderez (\də.mɑ̃.də.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandèrent is recorded at frequency rank #40,712, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.dɛʁ\. demanderez is at rank #49,592, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.də.ʁe\.
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 90304, this pair ranks #4,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demandèrent vs demanderez
Shared letters: ademnr. Private to "demandèrent": tè. Private to "demanderez": z.
"demandèrent" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC · "demanderez" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demanderez ← ddemanderez · deamnderez · demadnerez · demandderez · demandeerz · demanderezz · demanderrez · demanderze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demandèrent" and "demanderez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demandèrent" vs "demanderez" - 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 "demandèrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demanderez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,927 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandèrent" and "demanderez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demandèrent vs demanderons". 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 #4,927 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.