Which to use
“dément” and “démentie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,364
- “dément” frequency rank
- #34,997
- “démentie” frequency rank
- 48361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dément | démentie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est dans l’état de démence. | Féminin singulier de démenti. |
Where the eye mixes dément and démentie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dément runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against démentie's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dément with démentie
A purely visual mix-up. dément (\de.mɑ̃\) and démentie (\de.mɑ̃.ti\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dément” sits inside “démentie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dément is recorded at frequency rank #13,364, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.mɑ̃\. 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 48361, this pair ranks #179,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dément vs démentie
Shared letters: demnté. Private to "dément": -. Private to "démentie": i.
"dément" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "démentie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dément" and "démentie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dément" vs "démentie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dément" 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 #179,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dément" and "démentie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentie vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #179,527 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.