Which to use
“démarches” and “dimanches” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,079
- “démarches” frequency rank
- #10,687
- “dimanches” frequency rank
- 16766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démarches | dimanches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de démarche. | Pluriel de dimanche. |
Where the eye mixes démarches and dimanches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démarches and dimanches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between démarches and dimanches
A purely visual mix-up. démarches (\de.maʁʃ\) and dimanches (\di.mɑ̃ʃ\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démarches is recorded at frequency rank #6,079, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.maʁʃ\. dimanches is at rank #10,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.mɑ̃ʃ\.
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 16766, this pair ranks #386,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of démarches vs dimanches
Shared letters: acdehms. Private to "démarches": ré. Private to "dimanches": in.
"démarches" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "dimanches" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dimanches ← ddimanches · diamnches · dimacnhes · dimancches · dimancehs · dimanchess · dimanchhes · dimanchse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démarches" and "dimanches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "démarches" or "dimanches" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "démarches" and "dimanches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démarches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dimanches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démarches" and "dimanches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimanche vs dimanches". 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 #386,351 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.