Which to use
“demandeur” is a noun and “demandeurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,564
- “demandeur” frequency rank
- #8,834
- “demandeurs” frequency rank
- 22398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandeur | demandeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui demande quelque chose, qui fait métier de demander. | Masculin pluriel de demandeur. |
Same sound, different letters: demandeur vs demandeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. demandeur runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against demandeurs's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - demandeur / demandeurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: demandeur and demandeurs carry the same recorded pronunciation, \də.mɑ̃.dœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “demandeur” sits inside “demandeurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandeur is recorded at frequency rank #13,564, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.dœʁ\. 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 22398, this pair ranks #358,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demandeur vs demandeurs
Shared letters: ademnru. Private to "demandeur": -. Private to "demandeurs": s.
"demandeur" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "demandeurs" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandeur ← ddemandeur · deamndeur · demadneur · demanddeur · demanderu · demandeurr · demanduer · demanedur
- demandeurs ← ddemandeurs · deamndeurs · demadneurs · demanddeurs · demanderus · demandeurrs · demandeurss · demandeusr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demandeur" and "demandeurs" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "demandeur" or "demandeurs" show up more?
What to do next
"demandeur" and "demandeurs" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandeur" 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 #358,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandeur" 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 #358,193 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.