Which to use
“déminage” and “démontage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,480
- “déminage” frequency rank
- #32,794
- “démontage” frequency rank
- 68274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déminage | démontage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de déminer. | Action de démonter, de désassembler. |
Where the eye mixes déminage and démontage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déminage runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against démontage's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déminage with démontage
A purely visual mix-up. déminage (\de.mi.naʒ\) and démontage (\de.mɔ̃.taʒ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déminage is recorded at frequency rank #35,480, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mi.naʒ\. démontage is at rank #32,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ̃.taʒ\.
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 68274, this pair ranks #59,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déminage vs démontage
Shared letters: adegmné. Private to "déminage": i. Private to "démontage": ot.
"déminage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "démontage" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déminage" for "démontage" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déminage" or "démontage"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déminage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démontage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déminage" and "démontage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démange vs déminage". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.