Which to use
“démenti” is a noun and “démentir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,347
- “démenti” frequency rank
- #27,415
- “démentir” frequency rank
- 43762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démenti | démentir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de nier la véracité de ce que quelqu’un a affirmé. | Contredire quelqu’un en niant la véracité de ce qu’il a affirmé. |
Where the eye mixes démenti and démentir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démenti runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against démentir's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démenti vs démentir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démenti is \de.mɑ̃.ti\ while démentir is \de.mɑ̃.tiʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “démenti” sits inside “démentir”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43762, 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\. démentir is at rank #27,415, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɑ̃.tiʁ\.
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 43762, this pair ranks #215,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démenti vs démentir
Shared letters: deimnté. Private to "démenti": -. Private to "démentir": r.
"démenti" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démentir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démenti" and "démentir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "démenti" or "démentir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "démenti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démentir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démenti" and "démentir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentir vs démentis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.