Which to use
“démarrent” and “demeurent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,387
- “démarrent” frequency rank
- #8,093
- “demeurent” frequency rank
- 40480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démarrent | demeurent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de démarrer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demeurer. |
Where the eye mixes démarrent and demeurent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démarrent (CVCVCCVCC) and demeurent (CVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: démarrent vs demeurent
A purely visual mix-up. démarrent (\de.maʁ\) and demeurent (\də.mœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démarrent is recorded at frequency rank #32,387, classified as averb, pronounced \de.maʁ\. demeurent is at rank #8,093, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mœʁ\.
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 40480, this pair ranks #240,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démarrent vs demeurent
Shared letters: demnrt. Private to "démarrent": aé. Private to "demeurent": u.
"démarrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "demeurent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demeurent ← ddemeurent · deemurent · demeruent · demeuernt · demeurennt · demeurentt · demeuretn · demeurnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démarrent" for "demeurent" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "démarrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demeurent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,168 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démarrent" and "demeurent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démarquent vs démarrent". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #240,168 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.