Which to use
“demeura” and “demeurait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,909
- “demeura” frequency rank
- #23,827
- “demeurait” frequency rank
- 52736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demeura | demeurait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de demeurer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de demeurer. |
Where the eye mixes demeura and demeurait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demeura runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against demeurait's 9 (CVCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demeura vs demeurait
A purely visual mix-up. demeura (\də.mœ.ʁa\) and demeurait (\də.mœ.ʁɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “demeura” sits inside “demeurait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demeura is recorded at frequency rank #28,909, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mœ.ʁa\. demeurait is at rank #23,827, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mœ.ʁɛ\.
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 52736, this pair ranks #145,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demeura vs demeurait
Shared letters: ademru. Private to "demeura": -. Private to "demeurait": it.
"demeura" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "demeurait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demeura" and "demeurait" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demeura" vs "demeurait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demeura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demeurait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demeura" and "demeurait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Demers vs demeura". 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 #145,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.