Which to use
“démesuré” and “demeurée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,141
- “démesuré” frequency rank
- #31,439
- “demeurée” frequency rank
- 59580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démesuré | demeurée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui excède la mesure ordinaire. | Féminin singulier de demeuré. |
Where the eye mixes démesuré and demeurée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. démesuré (CVCVCVCV) and demeurée (CVCVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between démesuré and demeurée
A purely visual mix-up. démesuré (\de.mə.zy.ʁe\) and demeurée (\də.mœ.ʁe\) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59580, 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\. demeurée is at rank #31,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced \də.mœ.ʁe\.
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 59580, this pair ranks #102,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démesuré vs demeurée
Shared letters: demrué. Private to "démesuré": s. Private to "demeurée": -.
"démesuré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "demeurée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démesuré" and "demeurée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "démesuré" vs "demeurée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "démesuré" and "demeurée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démesuré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demeurée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démesuré" and "demeurée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démesuré vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,369 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.