Which to use
“démarre” and “démarrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,952
- “démarre” frequency rank
- #32,387
- “démarrent” frequency rank
- 39339
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démarre | démarrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démarrer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de démarrer. |
Same sound, different letters: démarre vs démarrent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. démarre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against démarrent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: démarre vs démarrent
This is the hard kind. démarre and démarrent are pronounced identically (\de.maʁ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “démarre” sits inside “démarrent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39339, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démarre is recorded at frequency rank #6,952, classified as averb, pronounced \de.maʁ\. 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 39339, this pair ranks #248,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démarre vs démarrent
Shared letters: ademré. Private to "démarre": -. Private to "démarrent": nt.
"démarre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démarrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démarre" and "démarrent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démarre" vs "démarrent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "démarre" 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 #248,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démarre" and "démarrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démarquent vs démarrent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #248,731 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.