Which to use
“Demers” is a name and “demies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,818
- “Demers” frequency rank
- #42,819
- “demies” frequency rank
- 85637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Demers | demies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Féminin pluriel de demi. |
Where the eye mixes Demers and demies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Demers with demies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Demers is \də.mɛʁs\ while demies is \də.mi\. 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 (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85637, 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\. demies is at rank #42,819, tagged as anadj, pronounced \də.mi\.
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 85637, this pair ranks #11,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Demers vs demies
Shared letters: dems. Private to "Demers": r. Private to "demies": i.
"Demers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "demies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Demers" and "demies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Demers" or "demies"?
What to do next
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 "demies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,003 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Demers" and "demies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demies vs devins". 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 #11,003 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.