Which to use
“demo” and “dép” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,775
- “demo” frequency rank
- #41,754
- “dép” frequency rank
- 74529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demo | dép |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Démo, démonstration. | Dépanneur. |
Where the eye mixes demo and dép
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. demo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dép's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demo vs dép
A purely visual mix-up. demo (\ˈdɛm.əʊ\) and dép (\dɛp\) 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 74529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demo is recorded at frequency rank #32,775, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɛm.əʊ\. dép is at rank #41,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɛp\.
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 74529, this pair ranks #36,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demo vs dép
Shared letters: d. Private to "demo": emo. Private to "dép": pé.
"demo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dép" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demo ← ddemo · demmo · deom · dmeo · edmo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demo" and "dép" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demo" vs "dép" - which ranks higher?
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 "demo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dép" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demo" and "dép" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs dép". 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 #36,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.