Which to use
“dément” and “démentis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,364
- “dément” frequency rank
- #43,398
- “démentis” frequency rank
- 56762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dément | démentis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est dans l’état de démence. | Masculin pluriel de démenti. |
Where the eye mixes dément and démentis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dément runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against démentis's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dément and démentis
A purely visual mix-up. dément (\de.mɑ̃\) and démentis (\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 “démentis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56762, 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\. démentis is at rank #43,398, 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 56762, this pair ranks #119,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dément vs démentis
Shared letters: demnté. Private to "dément": -. Private to "démentis": is.
"dément" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "démentis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dément" and "démentis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dément" or "démentis" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dément" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démentis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dément" and "démentis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décents vs démentis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #119,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.