Which to use
“démesuré” is an adjective and “démettre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,141
- “démesuré” frequency rank
- #49,616
- “démettre” frequency rank
- 77757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démesuré | démettre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui excède la mesure ordinaire. | Retirer d’un emploi, d’une charge, d’une dignité. |
Where the eye mixes démesuré and démettre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. démesuré (CVCVCVCV) and démettre (CVCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses démesuré with démettre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démesuré is \de.mə.zy.ʁe\ while démettre is \de.mɛtʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démesuré is recorded at frequency rank #28,141, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.mə.zy.ʁe\. démettre is at rank #49,616, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mɛtʁ\.
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 77757, this pair ranks #27,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démesuré vs démettre
Shared letters: demré. Private to "démesuré": su. Private to "démettre": t.
"démesuré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "démettre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démesuré" and "démettre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "démesuré" vs "démettre" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démesuré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démettre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démesuré" and "démettre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentie vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.