Which to use
“demeura” and “demeurera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,909
- “demeura” frequency rank
- #24,929
- “demeurera” frequency rank
- 53838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demeura | demeurera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de demeurer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de demeurer. |
Where the eye mixes demeura and demeurera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demeura runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against demeurera's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses demeura with demeurera
A purely visual mix-up. demeura (\də.mœ.ʁa\) and demeurera (\də.mœ.ʁə.ʁa\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53838, 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\. demeurera is at rank #24,929, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.mœ.ʁə.ʁa\.
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 53838, this pair ranks #138,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demeura vs demeurera
Shared letters: ademru. Private to "demeura": -. Private to "demeurera": -.
"demeura" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "demeurera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demeura" and "demeurera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "demeura" or "demeurera" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "demeurera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demeura" and "demeurera" 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 #138,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.