Which to use
“démenti” is a noun and “démonte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,347
- “démenti” frequency rank
- #24,949
- “démonte” frequency rank
- 41296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démenti | démonte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de nier la véracité de ce que quelqu’un a affirmé. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter. |
Where the eye mixes démenti and démonte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. démenti and démonte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses démenti with démonte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démenti is \de.mɑ̃.ti\ while démonte is \de.mɔ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41296, 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\. démonte is at rank #24,949, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ̃t\.
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 41296, this pair ranks #234,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démenti vs démonte
Shared letters: demnté. Private to "démenti": i. Private to "démonte": o.
"démenti" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démenti" and "démonte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "démenti" or "démonte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "démenti" and "démonte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démenti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démonte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démenti" and "démonte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs démonte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #234,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.