Which to use
“demandez” and “détendez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,121
- “demandez” frequency rank
- #32,797
- “détendez” frequency rank
- 37918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demandez | détendez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demander. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de détendre. |
Where the eye mixes demandez and détendez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. demandez and détendez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between demandez and détendez
A purely visual mix-up. demandez (\də.mɑ̃.de\) and détendez (\de.tɑ̃.de\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37918, 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\. détendez is at rank #32,797, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tɑ̃.de\.
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 37918, this pair ranks #259,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demandez vs détendez
Shared letters: denz. Private to "demandez": am. Private to "détendez": té.
"demandez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "détendez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demandez ← ddemandez · deamndez · demadnez · demanddez · demandezz · demandze · demanedz · demanndez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demandez" and "détendez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "demandez" or "détendez" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "demandez" and "détendez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demandez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détendez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demandez" and "détendez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détendez vs détendus". 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 #259,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.