Which to use
“démarquent” and “démarrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,129
- “démarquent” frequency rank
- #32,387
- “démarrent” frequency rank
- 78516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démarquent | démarrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe démarquer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de démarrer. |
Where the eye mixes démarquent and démarrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. démarquent runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCC) against démarrent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démarquent and démarrent
A purely visual mix-up. démarquent (\de.maʁk\) and démarrent (\de.maʁ\) 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 78516, 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\. démarrent is at rank #32,387, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.maʁ\.
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 78516, this pair ranks #25,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démarquent vs démarrent
Shared letters: ademnrté. Private to "démarquent": qu. Private to "démarrent": -.
"démarquent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "démarrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démarquent" for "démarrent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "démarquent" vs "démarrent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "démarquent" and "démarrent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démarquent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démarrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,542 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démarquent" and "démarrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débarquant vs démarquent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #25,542 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.