Which to use
“demeure” is a noun and “demeurera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,991
- “demeure” frequency rank
- #24,929
- “demeurera” frequency rank
- 26920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demeure | demeurera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Habitation, domicile. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de demeurer. |
Where the eye mixes demeure and demeurera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demeure 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.
Visual trap between demeure and demeurera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: demeure is \də.mœʁ\ while demeurera is \də.mœ.ʁə.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “demeure” sits inside “demeurera”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demeure is recorded at frequency rank #1,991, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.mœʁ\. 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 26920, this pair ranks #332,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demeure vs demeurera
Shared letters: demru. Private to "demeure": -. Private to "demeurera": a.
"demeure" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "demeurera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demeure" and "demeurera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demeure" or "demeurera"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demeure" 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 #332,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demeure" and "demeurera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demeurée vs demeurera". 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 #332,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.