Which to use
“demies” and “dénués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,819
- “demies” frequency rank
- #42,844
- “dénués” frequency rank
- 85663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demies | dénués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de demi. | Masculin pluriel de dénué. |
Where the eye mixes demies and dénués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demies and dénués
A purely visual mix-up. demies (\də.mi\) and dénués (\de.nɥe\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demies is recorded at frequency rank #42,819, classified as anadj, pronounced \də.mi\. dénués is at rank #42,844, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.nɥe\.
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 85663, this pair ranks #10,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demies vs dénués
Shared letters: ds. Private to "demies": eim. Private to "dénués": nué.
"demies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dénués" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demies ← ddemies · deimes · demeis · demiess · demise · demmies · dmeies · edmies
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demies" and "dénués" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demies" vs "dénués" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "demies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demies" and "dénués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demies vs devins". 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 #10,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.