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 eye mixes démarquent and démarquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. démarquent runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCC) against démarquer's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses démarquent with démarquer
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démarquent" and "démarquer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "démarquent" or "démarquer" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démarquent" 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 #73,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démarquent" and "démarquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarquant vs démarquent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.