Which to use
“démenti” is a noun and “démentie” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,347
- “démenti” frequency rank
- #34,997
- “démentie” frequency rank
- 51344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démenti | démentie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de nier la véracité de ce que quelqu’un a affirmé. | Féminin singulier de démenti. |
Same sound, different letters: démenti vs démentie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. démenti runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against démentie's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - démenti / démentie
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: démenti and démentie carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.mɑ̃.ti\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “démenti” sits inside “démentie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démenti is recorded at frequency rank #16,347, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mɑ̃.ti\. 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 51344, this pair ranks #155,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démenti vs démentie
Shared letters: deimnté. Private to "démenti": -. Private to "démentie": -.
"démenti" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démentie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démenti" and "démentie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "démenti" or "démentie"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "démenti" / "démentie". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "démenti" 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 #155,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démenti" and "démentie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentie vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.