Which to use
“démissionne” and “démissionner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,692
- “démissionne” frequency rank
- #9,156
- “démissionner” frequency rank
- 19848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démissionne | démissionner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démissionner. | Donner sa démission. |
Where the eye mixes démissionne and démissionner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. démissionne runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCCV) against démissionner's 12 (CVCVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses démissionne with démissionner
A purely visual mix-up. démissionne (\de.mi.sjɔn\) and démissionner (\de.mi.sjɔ.ne\) 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 extra letter(s) - “démissionne” sits inside “démissionner”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démissionne is recorded at frequency rank #10,692, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mi.sjɔn\. démissionner is at rank #9,156, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.mi.sjɔ.ne\.
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 19848, this pair ranks #371,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of démissionne vs démissionner
Shared letters: deimnosé. Private to "démissionne": -. Private to "démissionner": r.
"démissionne" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV · "démissionner" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démissionne" and "démissionner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "démissionne" vs "démissionner" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démissionne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démissionner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démissionne" and "démissionner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démissionne vs démissionnent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #371,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.