Which to use
“demandes” and “demandeur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,032
- “demandes” frequency rank
- #13,564
- “demandeur” frequency rank
- 15596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandes | demandeur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de demande. | Personne qui demande quelque chose, qui fait métier de demander. |
Where the eye mixes demandes and demandeur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demandes runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against demandeur's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between demandes and demandeur
A purely visual mix-up. demandes (\də.mɑ̃d\) and demandeur (\də.mɑ̃.dœʁ\) 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 15596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandes is recorded at frequency rank #2,032, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.mɑ̃d\. demandeur is at rank #13,564, tagged as anoun, 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 15596, this pair ranks #391,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandes vs demandeur
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandes": s. Private to "demandeur": ru.
"demandes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "demandeur" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demandes" for "demandeur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "demandes" vs "demandeur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demandeur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandes" and "demandeur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défendeur vs demandeur". 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 #391,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.