Which to use
“démettre” is a verb and “demeure” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,616
- “démettre” frequency rank
- #1,991
- “demeure” frequency rank
- 51607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démettre | demeure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Retirer d’un emploi, d’une charge, d’une dignité. | Habitation, domicile. |
Where the eye mixes démettre and demeure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. démettre runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against demeure's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between démettre and demeure
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démettre is \de.mɛtʁ\ while demeure is \də.mœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démettre is recorded at frequency rank #49,616, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɛtʁ\. demeure is at rank #1,991, 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 51607, this pair ranks #153,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démettre vs demeure
Shared letters: demr. Private to "démettre": té. Private to "demeure": u.
"démettre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "demeure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demeure ← ddemeure · deemure · demerue · demeuer · demeurre · demmeure · demuere · dmeeure
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "démettre" and "demeure" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "démettre" vs "demeure" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démettre" and "demeure" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démettre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demeure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,758 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démettre" and "demeure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentie 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 #153,758 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.