Which to use
“démentie” is an adjective and “démentir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,997
- “démentie” frequency rank
- #27,415
- “démentir” frequency rank
- 62412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démentie | démentir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de démenti. | Contredire quelqu’un en niant la véracité de ce qu’il a affirmé. |
Where the eye mixes démentie and démentir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démentie (CVCVCCVV) and démentir (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between démentie and démentir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démentie is \de.mɑ̃.ti\ while démentir is \de.mɑ̃.tiʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “démentie” becomes r in “démentir”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démentie is recorded at frequency rank #34,997, classified as anadj, 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 62412, this pair ranks #87,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démentie vs démentir
Shared letters: deimnté. Private to "démentie": -. Private to "démentir": r.
"démentie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démentir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démentie" for "démentir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "démentie" or "démentir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démentie" and "démentir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démentie" 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 #87,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démentie" and "démentir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentie vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.