Which to use
“demandez” and “démange” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,121
- “demandez” frequency rank
- #40,226
- “démange” frequency rank
- 45347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandez | démange |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démanger. |
Where the eye mixes demandez and démange
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. demandez runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against démange's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between demandez and démange
A purely visual mix-up. demandez (\də.mɑ̃.de\) and démange (\de.mɑ̃ʒ\) 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 45347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demandez is recorded at frequency rank #5,121, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mɑ̃.de\. démange is at rank #40,226, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɑ̃ʒ\.
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 45347, this pair ranks #203,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandez vs démange
Shared letters: ademn. Private to "demandez": z. Private to "démange": gé.
"demandez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "démange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandez ← ddemandez · deamndez · demadnez · demanddez · demandezz · demandze · demanedz · demanndez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demandez" and "démange" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "demandez" or "démange" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démange" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,393 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandez" and "démange" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damage vs démange". 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 #203,393 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.