Which to use
“démarque” is a noun and “démarquer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,605
- “démarque” frequency rank
- #18,999
- “démarquer” frequency rank
- 40604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démarque | démarquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chef de dème, tribun de la plèbe. | Démunir un objet de sa marque. |
Where the eye mixes démarque and démarquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. démarque runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against démarquer's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démarque vs démarquer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démarque is \de.maʁk\ while démarquer is \de.maʁ.ke\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “démarque” sits inside “démarquer”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démarque is recorded at frequency rank #21,605, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.maʁk\. démarquer is at rank #18,999, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.maʁ.ke\.
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 40604, this pair ranks #239,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démarque vs démarquer
Shared letters: ademqrué. Private to "démarque": -. Private to "démarquer": -.
"démarque" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démarquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démarque" for "démarquer" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "démarque" and "démarquer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démarque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démarquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,297 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démarque" and "démarquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démarque vs démarquent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #239,297 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.