Which to use
“démesuré” is an adjective and “demeures” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,141
- “démesuré” frequency rank
- #19,254
- “demeures” frequency rank
- 47395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démesuré | demeures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui excède la mesure ordinaire. | Pluriel de demeure. |
Where the eye mixes démesuré and demeures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: démesuré vs demeures
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démesuré is \de.mə.zy.ʁe\ while demeures is \də.mœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47395, 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\. demeures is at rank #19,254, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.mœʁ\.
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 47395, this pair ranks #187,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démesuré vs demeures
Shared letters: demrsu. Private to "démesuré": é. Private to "demeures": -.
"démesuré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "demeures" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demeures ← ddemeures · deemures · demerues · demeuers · demeuress · demeurres · demeurse · demmeures
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démesuré" and "demeures" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "démesuré" or "demeures"?
After this comparison
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 "demeures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,321 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démesuré" and "demeures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démesuré vs démettre". 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 #187,321 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.