Which to use
“démenti” is a noun and “démentis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,347
- “démenti” frequency rank
- #43,398
- “démentis” frequency rank
- 59745
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démenti | démentis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de nier la véracité de ce que quelqu’un a affirmé. | Masculin pluriel de démenti. |
Same sound, different letters: démenti vs démentis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. démenti runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against démentis's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: démenti vs démentis
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: démenti and démentis 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 “démentis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59745, 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\. 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 59745, this pair ranks #101,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démenti vs démentis
Shared letters: deimnté. Private to "démenti": -. Private to "démentis": s.
"démenti" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démentis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démenti" and "démentis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "démenti" or "démentis"?
What to do next
"démenti" and "démentis" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "démenti" 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 #101,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démenti" and "démentis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décents vs démentis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #101,409 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.