Which to use
“démange” and “déranger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,226
- “démange” frequency rank
- #9,650
- “déranger” frequency rank
- 49876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démange | déranger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démanger. | Ôter une chose de son rang, de sa place ; mettre en désordre ce qui était arrangé. |
Where the eye mixes démange and déranger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démange runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against déranger's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démange and déranger
A purely visual mix-up. démange (\de.mɑ̃ʒ\) and déranger (\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\) 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 49876, 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\. déranger is at rank #9,650, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 49876, this pair ranks #167,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démange vs déranger
Shared letters: adegné. Private to "démange": m. Private to "déranger": r.
"démange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "déranger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démange" and "déranger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "démange" vs "déranger" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déranger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,193 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démange" and "déranger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damage vs démange". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #167,193 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.