Which to use
“démange” and “déménage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,226
- “démange” frequency rank
- #12,147
- “déménage” frequency rank
- 52373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démange | déménage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démanger. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déménager. |
Where the eye mixes démange and déménage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démange runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against déménage's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démange and déménage
A purely visual mix-up. démange (\de.mɑ̃ʒ\) and déménage (\de.me.naʒ\) 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 52373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démange is recorded at frequency rank #40,226, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɑ̃ʒ\. déménage is at rank #12,147, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.me.naʒ\.
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 52373, this pair ranks #148,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démange vs déménage
Shared letters: adegmné. Private to "démange": -. Private to "déménage": -.
"démange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "déménage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démange" and "déménage" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "démange" or "déménage" show up more?
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Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "démange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déménage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,177 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démange" and "déménage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damage vs démange". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #148,177 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.