Which to use
“demeuraient” and “demeurent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,275
- “demeuraient” frequency rank
- #8,093
- “demeurent” frequency rank
- 50368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demeuraient | demeurent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de demeurer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demeurer. |
Where the eye mixes demeuraient and demeurent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. demeuraient runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVVVCC) against demeurent's 9 (CVCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses demeuraient with demeurent
A purely visual mix-up. demeuraient (\də.mœ.ʁɛ\) and demeurent (\də.mœʁ\) 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 50368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demeuraient is recorded at frequency rank #42,275, classified as averb, pronounced \də.mœ.ʁɛ\. demeurent is at rank #8,093, tagged as averb, 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 50368, this pair ranks #163,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demeuraient vs demeurent
Shared letters: demnrtu. Private to "demeuraient": ai. Private to "demeurent": -.
"demeuraient" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVVVCC · "demeurent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demeuraient ← ddemeuraient · deemuraient · demeruaient · demeuarient · demeuraeint · demeuraiennt · demeuraientt · demeuraietn
- demeurent ← ddemeurent · deemurent · demeruent · demeuernt · demeurennt · demeurentt · demeuretn · demeurnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demeuraient" for "demeurent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "demeuraient" or "demeurent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "demeuraient" and "demeurent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demeuraient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demeurent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,170 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demeuraient" and "demeurent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demeuraient vs demeurait". 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 #163,170 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.