Which to use
“demeurent” and “demeurera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,093
- “demeurent” frequency rank
- #24,929
- “demeurera” frequency rank
- 33022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demeurent | demeurera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de demeurer. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de demeurer. |
Where the eye mixes demeurent and demeurera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. demeurent (CVCVVCVCC) and demeurera (CVCVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: demeurent vs demeurera
A purely visual mix-up. demeurent (\də.mœʁ\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demeurent is recorded at frequency rank #8,093, classified as averb, 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 33022, this pair ranks #293,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demeurent vs demeurera
Shared letters: demru. Private to "demeurent": nt. Private to "demeurera": a.
"demeurent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "demeurera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "demeurent" and "demeurera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demeurent" 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 #293,386 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demeurent" 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 #293,386 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.