Which to use
“démarquer” and “démarrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,999
- “démarquer” frequency rank
- #7,954
- “démarrer” frequency rank
- 26953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démarquer | démarrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Démunir un objet de sa marque. | Quitter le port en parlant d’un bâtiment. |
Where the eye mixes démarquer and démarrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démarquer runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against démarrer's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démarquer vs démarrer
A purely visual mix-up. démarquer (\de.maʁ.ke\) and démarrer (\de.ma.ʁe\) 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 26953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démarquer is recorded at frequency rank #18,999, classified as averb, pronounced \de.maʁ.ke\. démarrer is at rank #7,954, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ma.ʁe\.
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 26953, this pair ranks #331,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démarquer vs démarrer
Shared letters: ademré. Private to "démarquer": qu. Private to "démarrer": -.
"démarquer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "démarrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démarquer" for "démarrer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "démarquer" vs "démarrer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démarquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démarrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,849 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démarquer" and "démarrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démarquent vs démarquer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #331,849 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.