Which to use
“déménage” is a verb and “démontage” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,147
- “déménage” frequency rank
- #32,794
- “démontage” frequency rank
- 44941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déménage | démontage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déménager. | Action de démonter, de désassembler. |
Where the eye mixes déménage and démontage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déménage runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against démontage's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déménage vs démontage
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déménage is \de.me.naʒ\ while démontage is \de.mɔ̃.taʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44941, 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\. démontage is at rank #32,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.taʒ\.
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 44941, this pair ranks #206,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déménage vs démontage
Shared letters: adegmné. Private to "déménage": -. Private to "démontage": ot.
"déménage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "démontage" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déménage" for "démontage" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déménage" vs "démontage" - 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 "déménage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démontage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déménage" and "démontage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démontage vs démontée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #206,649 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.