Which to use
“démarre” and “démarrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,952
- “démarre” frequency rank
- #7,954
- “démarrer” frequency rank
- 14906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démarre | démarrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démarrer. | Quitter le port en parlant d’un bâtiment. |
Where the eye mixes démarre and démarrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démarre runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against démarrer's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démarre vs démarrer
A purely visual mix-up. démarre (\de.maʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “démarre” sits inside “démarrer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14906, 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\. 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 14906, this pair ranks #394,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of démarre vs démarrer
Shared letters: ademré. Private to "démarre": -. Private to "démarrer": -.
"démarre" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démarrer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démarre" for "démarrer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "démarre" or "démarrer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démarre" and "démarrer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démarre" 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 #394,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démarre" and "démarrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délabré vs démarre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #394,683 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.