Which to use
“Demers” is a name and “demeura” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,818
- “Demers” frequency rank
- #28,909
- “demeura” frequency rank
- 71727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Demers | demeura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de demeurer. |
Where the eye mixes Demers and demeura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Demers runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against demeura's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Demers with demeura
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Demers is \də.mɛʁs\ while demeura is \də.mœ.ʁa\. 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 (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Demers is recorded at frequency rank #42,818, classified as aname, pronounced \də.mɛʁs\. demeura is at rank #28,909, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mœ.ʁa\.
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 71727, this pair ranks #46,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Demers vs demeura
Shared letters: demr. Private to "Demers": s. Private to "demeura": au.
"Demers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "demeura" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Demers" for "demeura" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Demers" vs "demeura" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Demers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demeura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Demers" and "demeura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs Demers". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #46,509 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.