Which to use
“démission” and “démissions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,570
- “démission” frequency rank
- #36,365
- “démissions” frequency rank
- 40935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démission | démissions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acte par lequel on se démet d’une dignité, d’un emploi, etc. | Pluriel de démission. |
Same sound, different letters: démission vs démissions
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. démission runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against démissions's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - démission / démissions
This is the hard kind. démission and démissions are pronounced identically (\de.mi.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “démission” sits inside “démissions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démission is recorded at frequency rank #4,570, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mi.sjɔ̃\. démissions is at rank #36,365, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mi.sjɔ̃\.
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 40935, this pair ranks #236,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démission vs démissions
Shared letters: dimnosé. Private to "démission": -. Private to "démissions": -.
"démission" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "démissions" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démission" and "démissions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "démission" or "démissions" show up more?
What to do next
"démission" and "démissions" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "démission" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démissions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,844 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démission" and "démissions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démissionne vs démissions". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #236,844 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.