Which to use
“déménage” is a verb and “démentie” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,147
- “déménage” frequency rank
- #34,997
- “démentie” frequency rank
- 47144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déménage | démentie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déménager. | Féminin singulier de démenti. |
Where the eye mixes déménage and démentie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déménage (CVCVCVCV) and démentie (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses déménage with démentie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déménage is \de.me.naʒ\ while démentie is \de.mɑ̃.ti\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déménage is recorded at frequency rank #12,147, classified as averb, pronounced \de.me.naʒ\. démentie is at rank #34,997, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.mɑ̃.ti\.
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 47144, this pair ranks #189,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déménage vs démentie
Shared letters: demné. Private to "déménage": ag. Private to "démentie": it.
"déménage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "démentie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déménage" for "démentie" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déménage" or "démentie" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déménage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démentie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,226 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déménage" and "démentie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentie vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #189,226 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.