Which to use
“démange” is a verb and “déminage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,226
- “démange” frequency rank
- #35,480
- “déminage” frequency rank
- 75706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démange | déminage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démanger. | Action de déminer. |
Where the eye mixes démange and déminage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démange runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against déminage's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses démange with déminage
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démange is \de.mɑ̃ʒ\ while déminage is \de.mi.naʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75706, 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\. déminage is at rank #35,480, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mi.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 75706, this pair ranks #33,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démange vs déminage
Shared letters: adegmné. Private to "démange": -. Private to "déminage": i.
"démange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "déminage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démange" for "déminage" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "démange" or "déminage" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "déminage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démange" and "déminage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damage vs démange". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,248 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.