Which to use
“démissionne” is a verb and “démissions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,692
- “démissionne” frequency rank
- #36,365
- “démissions” frequency rank
- 47057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démissionne | démissions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démissionner. | Pluriel de démission. |
Where the eye mixes démissionne and démissions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. démissionne runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCCV) against démissions's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses démissionne with démissions
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: démissionne is \de.mi.sjɔn\ while démissions is \de.mi.sjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47057, 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\. 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 47057, this pair ranks #189,994 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démissionne vs démissions
Shared letters: dimnosé. Private to "démissionne": e. Private to "démissions": -.
"démissionne" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV · "démissions" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démissionne" for "démissions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "démissionne" vs "démissions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "démissionne" and "démissions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démissionne" 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 #189,994 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démissionne" and "démissions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démissionne vs démissionnent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #189,994 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.