Which to use
“démentie” is an adjective and “démettre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,997
- “démentie” frequency rank
- #49,616
- “démettre” frequency rank
- 84613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démentie | démettre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de démenti. | Retirer d’un emploi, d’une charge, d’une dignité. |
Where the eye mixes démentie and démettre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démentie (CVCVCCVV) and démettre (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses démentie with démettre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démentie is \de.mɑ̃.ti\ while démettre is \de.mɛtʁ\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84613, 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\. démettre is at rank #49,616, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɛtʁ\.
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 84613, this pair ranks #12,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démentie vs démettre
Shared letters: demté. Private to "démentie": in. Private to "démettre": r.
"démentie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démettre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démentie" and "démettre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "démentie" or "démettre" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démentie" and "démettre" 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 "démettre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démentie" and "démettre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délétère vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.