Which to use
“démentir” and “démonter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,415
- “démentir” frequency rank
- #13,365
- “démonter” frequency rank
- 40780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démentir | démonter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contredire quelqu’un en niant la véracité de ce qu’il a affirmé. | Arrêter le mouvement d’un mécanisme, qui a ensuite besoin d’être remonté. |
Where the eye mixes démentir and démonter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démentir and démonter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: démentir vs démonter
A purely visual mix-up. démentir (\de.mɑ̃.tiʁ\) and démonter (\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 40780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démentir is recorded at frequency rank #27,415, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɑ̃.tiʁ\. démonter is at rank #13,365, tagged as averb, 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 40780, this pair ranks #237,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démentir vs démonter
Shared letters: demnrté. Private to "démentir": i. Private to "démonter": o.
"démentir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "démonter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démentir" and "démonter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démentir" vs "démonter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démentir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démonter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démentir" and "démonter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentir vs démentis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.