Which to use
“démesurée” and “demeurée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,142
- “démesurée” frequency rank
- #31,439
- “demeurée” frequency rank
- 59581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démesurée | demeurée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de démesuré. | Féminin singulier de demeuré. |
Where the eye mixes démesurée and demeurée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. démesurée runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against demeurée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: démesurée vs demeurée
A purely visual mix-up. démesurée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démesurée is recorded at frequency rank #28,142, 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 59581, this pair ranks #102,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of démesurée vs demeurée
Shared letters: demrué. Private to "démesurée": s. Private to "demeurée": -.
"démesurée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "demeurée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démesurée" for "demeurée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "démesurée" or "demeurée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "démesurée" and "demeurée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démesurée" 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 #102,361 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démesurée" and "demeurée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demeura vs demeurée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,361 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.