démarquentvsdémarquerWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“démarquent” and “démarquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,129
“démarquent” frequency rank
#18,999
“démarquer” frequency rank
65128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature démarquent démarquer
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe démarquer. Démunir un objet de sa marque.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set démarquent and démarquer apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
démarquent
9 ch
démarquer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. démarquent (\de.maʁk\) and démarquer (\de.maʁ.ke\) 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 65128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

démarquent is recorded at frequency rank #46,129, classified as averb, 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 65128, this pair ranks #73,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of démarquent vs démarquer

Shared letters: ademqrué. Private to "démarquent": nt. Private to "démarquer": -.

"démarquent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC  ·  "démarquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

démarquent#46,129
démarquer#18,999

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "démarquent" and "démarquer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.maʁk\ versus \de.maʁ.ke\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "démarquent" or "démarquer"?
"démarquer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,999 in our French list, against #46,129 for "démarquent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering démarquent vs démarquer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “démarquent” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list