Which to use
“démenti” is a noun and “dûment” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,347
- “démenti” frequency rank
- #19,529
- “dûment” frequency rank
- 35876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démenti | dûment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de nier la véracité de ce que quelqu’un a affirmé. | Selon la raison, selon le droit, selon les formes. |
Where the eye mixes démenti and dûment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. démenti runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against dûment's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démenti vs dûment
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démenti is \de.mɑ̃.ti\ while dûment is \dy.mɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35876, 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\. dûment is at rank #19,529, tagged as anadv, pronounced \dy.mɑ̃\.
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 35876, this pair ranks #273,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démenti vs dûment
Shared letters: demnt. Private to "démenti": ié. Private to "dûment": û.
"démenti" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dûment" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démenti" and "dûment" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "démenti" or "dûment" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "démenti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dûment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démenti" and "dûment" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décents vs démenti". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #273,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.