Which to use
“demo” and “do” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,775
- “demo” frequency rank
- #2,819
- “do” frequency rank
- 35594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demo | do |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Démo, démonstration. | Première note de la gamme. |
Where the eye mixes demo and do
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demo and do
A purely visual mix-up. demo (\ˈdɛm.əʊ\) and do (\do\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35594, 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\. do is at rank #2,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced \do\.
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 35594, this pair ranks #275,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demo vs do
Shared letters: do. Private to "demo": em. Private to "do": -.
"demo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "do" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- demo ← ddemo · demmo · deom · dmeo · edmo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demo" and "do" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demo" or "do"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demo" and "do" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "do" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demo" and "do" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demo vs domi". 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 #275,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.