Which to use
“démentie” is an adjective and “démonte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,997
- “démentie” frequency rank
- #24,949
- “démonte” frequency rank
- 59946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démentie | démonte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de démenti. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter. |
Where the eye mixes démentie and démonte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démentie runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against démonte's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démentie and démonte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démentie is \de.mɑ̃.ti\ while démonte is \de.mɔ̃t\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59946, 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\. 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 59946, this pair ranks #100,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démentie vs démonte
Shared letters: demnté. Private to "démentie": i. Private to "démonte": o.
"démentie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démentie" and "démonte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démentie" vs "démonte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "démentie" and "démonte" 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 "démonte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démentie" and "démonte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentie vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #100,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.