Which to use
“démentie” and “démontée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,997
- “démentie” frequency rank
- #40,730
- “démontée” frequency rank
- 75727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démentie | démontée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de démenti. | Féminin singulier de démonté. |
Where the eye mixes démentie and démontée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démentie and démontée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses démentie with démontée
A purely visual mix-up. démentie (\de.mɑ̃.ti\) and démontée (\de.mɔ̃.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75727, 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\. démontée is at rank #40,730, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.te\.
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 75727, this pair ranks #33,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démentie vs démontée
Shared letters: demnté. Private to "démentie": i. Private to "démontée": o.
"démentie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "démontée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démentie" and "démontée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "démentie" or "démontée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démentie" and "démontée" 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 "démontée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démentie" and "démontée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démontée vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.